The say 12 baje tak late nahi, 2 baje ke baad bhent nahi, has now become an old adage for the Government employees in Jharkhand, particularly for the Secretariat staff after the introduction of Aadhaar enabled biometric attendance system, a brain child of the former Chief Secretary RS Sharma.
The staff here, unlike before are now bound to maintain their in and out timings to ensure that they are not marked absent for not maintaining the official time. Unlike a few months back before Biometric attendance system was introduced at the Secretarial Building and all staff are now seen hurriedly heading towards the biometric machines, wearing a time conscious face and queuing up to punch their attendance.
Thanks to Sharma for introducing the system which has improved the work culture in the Government offices.
“It’s a very positive concept, people are now at least coming to the offices on time which automatically enable them to contribute more towards their work as they have to remain in the offices till 6 pm to punch their out time,” said Deputy Secretary of Food and Civil Supplies Department Alok Trivedi.
Besides, it also gives a sense of satisfaction among the staff for getting connected with the modern technology, said Trivedi.