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Oulgaret Municipality to keep tabs on its employees

Rajesh Nair

To introduce fingerprint technology for identifying staff clocking in and out

PUDUCHERRY: The Oulgaret Municipality seems determined to instil in its staff a sense of discipline and punctuality by introducing fingerprint technology or a punching system to identify employees clocking in and out.

“The council already passed a resolution. Now, we are examining various options in the electronic attendance register system, including the bio-matrix method. We are determined to introduce it from August,” T. Diagarajan, Oulgaret Municipality Commissioner, told The-Hindu.

There are about 800 employees working in two buildings. To start with, the punching system would be introduced in the new building that houses the Commissioner’s office at Oulgaret, he said.

He said the Municipality was in the process of purchasing the machine and the investment would be to the tune of Rs. 2 lakh.

However, some of the Municipal staff, especially the sanitary workers, are apprehensive about the system. They say as sanitary workers their job is not confined to the office and they have to visit the field several times a day.

“At times we might not be able to inform the higher-ups about a sudden field visit and might end up losing salary if the new system was introduced,” said an employee.

When contacted, Director of Local Administration E. Vallavan said all concerns would be addressed before fixing the system.

If comes through, the Oulgaret Municipality would be the first government office in the territory to have electronic attendance system, which has become the corporate way of tracking the employees.

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