New Delhi: The Union Government will resume biometric attendance for all employees starting November 8.
The Personnel Ministry said it shall be the responsibility of heads of department to ensure that sanitisers are mandatorily placed beside biometric machines and all employees sanitize their hands before and after marking the attendance.
All employees will be required to wear masks and maintain social distancing, including while waiting to mark their attendance, it said.
“Physical distance of six feet must be maintained by all employees while marking their attendance. If required, additional biometric attendance machines may be installed to avoid overcrowding,” the Personnel Ministry said in an order to all Central Government Ministries and departments. The employees were previously exempted from biometric attendance due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
All officers and staff shall strictly follow Covid-appropriate behaviour at all times in offices, the DoPT said. In March 2020, DoPT had exempted employees from using the machine earlier till March 31 last year and asked the employees to mark their attendance in the attendance register.
“Meetings, as far as possible, shall continue to be conducted on video conferencing and personal meetings with visitors, unless necessary in public interest, are to be avoided,” the order stated.
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