No. 11013/9/2014-Estt.A-HI
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment A-III Desk
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North Block, New Delhi — 110001
Dated June 22nd, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Observance of punctuality in Government Offices-DOPT order
Instructions have been issued from time to time with regard to the need to observe punctuality by Government servants. Responsibility for ensuring punctuality in respect of their employees rests within Ministries/ Departments/ Offices.
2. The decision to introduce AADI-IAR enabled Bio-metric Attendance System (AEBAS) in Central Government offices, including attached/ sub-ordinate offices, to replace the manual system of marking of attendance to ensure punctuality is to be implemented in all Ministries/ Departments. This Department vide O.M. of even no. dated 21.11.2014 and 28.01.2015, while recognizing that the Biometric Attendance System is only an enabling platform had, inter-alia, stated that there was no change in the instructions relating to office hours, late attendance etc.
3. In this connection attention is invited to Rule 3(1)(ii) of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 which stipulates that every Government servant shall at all times maintain devotion to duty. Habitual late attendance is viewed as conduct unbecoming of a Government servant and disciplinary action may be taken against such a Government servant. It is also added that punctuality in attendance is to be observed by Government servants at all levels.
4. It is also requested that the necessary directions may be issued to all employees to mark their attendance in BAS portal on regular basis.
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Director (Establishment)
S N AHMED says
These orders do not have any impact in todays Govt Dept’s. Over the decades discipline and administration has been eroded badly. The officers from top to bottom are undisciplined ,incapable , inefficient , unknowledgeable , lethargic and some things if not revealed is the better , they just want to pass the tenure peacefully without any controversy .Therefore its free for all , come any time go any time and fully enjoy govt service. The Britishers are gone and discipline is also gone , The upright , ethical , efficient and honest Indian officers who continued the british legacy of strict discipline in office , till the last 2 decades have all vanished away .Now the condition is so pathetic that it is disgusting to work .
suresh says
AEBAS is a failed mission because
(1)the highly responsible and highly paid Government servants ( also Military servants) at all ministries and departments are to change their mindset that they should consider themselves first as EMPLOYEES and set as a ROLE MODEL of WORK BEHAVIOUR in front of lower level Employees.
(2) Among new generation the popular saying is that Posts with more payment is considered as more work and more resposibility.
(3) Employees grievances are not addressed properly, particularly with lower level employees.It is observed that very lenent attitude towards Civilian employees posts in Defence Ministry /Departments