The system is to regulate attendance of local body employees
New equipment installed at a cost of Rs. 4.5 lakh
Equipment uses fingerprint recognition technology
A NEW METHOD: Alandur municipal employees use the machine installed by the civic body on Wednesday.
TAMBARAM: A Bio Metric Finger Print Attendance Machines each for five locations in Alandur Municipality were installed on Wednesday.
This is the first of its kind in any local body in the southern suburb of Chennai.
The move is aimed at regulating the attendance of employees of the health department and also the general staff.
Municipal chairman R. S. Bharathi, vice-chairman A. Duraivelu and Commissioner N. S. Prema were present during the inaugural function near the Hindu Colony Bus Stand.
The new equipment has been installed at a cost of Rs. 4.5 lakhs from the Municipality’s general funds.
The system was launched to check the roll of attendance of around 300 staff and to ensure that they reported for duty on time. Further, it would also be easier for the municipal staff to prepare pay-rolls.
It would be foolproof, they added.
Initially it was decided to allow only 10 minutes for staff to register their attendance between 6 a.m. and 6.10 a.m., but on request, it was extended till 6.30 a.m.
Officials said the equipment used fingerprint recognition technology to record the attendance of staff.
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