Punjab’ Technical Education and Industrial Training Department’s initiative to start the daily biometric attendance system for the staff in all Government Technical Education Institutes of the state was appreciated by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
The Centre’s premier science and technology organisation, NIC has honoured the Department for the initiative. The nodal officer for implementation of online attendance system in the Department, Narinderpal Singh Lamba, received the award from the NIC officials.
Congratulating the Department’s officials, the state Technical Education Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday said that the Punjab Government is spending Rs 100 crore for the modernisation of all Government Polytechnic and Industrial Training Institutes. “This is being done with a purpose to make the state’s youth skilled and employable as per the present and futuristic needs of the global industry,” he said.
The Minister said that apart from online biometric attendance for the staff, this system would soon be implemented for all the students of Government Polytechnic colleges and Industrial Training Institutes.
“Soon, CCTV cameras would also be installed in all the government technical education institutes which would be connected online with the head office. Classrooms and examination halls would be monitored online with the implementation of this system,” he said.
The Minister also exhorted all the employees to ensure 100 percent admissions and results in all the government technical educational institutes. “Good performers would be honoured and non-performers would have to face the action.,” he said.