Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram – Attendance book has been abandoned in the case of fully implemented spark linked biometric punching system in the secretariat. Additional Chief Secretary of Public Administration Department KR Jyotilal issued orders in this regard.
The order also states that the attendance book has been abandoned as there is no need to mark attendance in the attendance book. At the same time, the order states that the officers who have been exempted from the spark-linked biometric punching system in the secretariat should continue to mark their attendance in the attendance book.
Biometric punching was made mandatory for all officers except the Chief Secretary in the secretariat by issuing a circular in May last year. The government issued the circular after continuous orders to strictly implement the punching, but the situation remained the same in some offices.
