No biometric punching yet
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Though major government offices in the district like the Collectorate and Regional Transport Office have introduced the biometric punching system to monitor the late arrival and early exit of all employees, the city corporation is yet to install the system.
Earlier, the civic body decided to install the punching system to rein in errant employees, but nothing came of it.
The corporation in its recent budget has allocated Rs 15 lakhs for this purpose and given KELTRON the task of installing a biometric-based attendance management system in its main office and all zonal offices.
“Steps are afoot to install the system at the earliest. We had discussions with the KELTRON officials regarding the specifications for marking late attendance and leave,” said sources at the corporation.
Initially, various employees’ unions objected to the decision and submitted a request to the corporation secretary.
Later, Mayor Tony Chammany convened a negotiation meeting with the union representatives to resolve the issue.
Meanwhile, the mayor had recently conducted a few surprise visits at different department offices to inspect the punctuality of the staff.
Many officers and junior staff hadn’t come in yet and the mayor noted unauthorised absence as leave in the register.
Meanwhile, town planning committee chairman K.J. Sohan said that functioning of employees and movement of files would be more effective after the implementation of e-governance and modernization of the corporation office.
“With e-governance, the entire system will be more transparent with a proper file tracking mechanism. Officials will have to be more accountable to the public,” he said.
The corporation, which earlier introduced a biometric punching machine, the first of its kind in any local body at that time, during the LDF regime in mid-2000.
However, the corporation secretary was forced to remove the machine after pressure from union leaders.
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