Attendance through biometric devices – DOP

Marking of attendance through biometric devices in Operative offices of the Department of Posts

No. Z-92/13/2023-Coord./O&M
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110001
Dated: 28th April, 2023

To,

Head of all Circles
Director, RAKNPA, Ghaziabad
GM, CEPT, Bengaluru
Director, all PTCs

Subject: Marking of attendance through biometric devices in Operative offices of the Department of Posts – reg.

Sir/Madam,

Kindly refer to DoPT instructions dated 21-11-2014 (copy enclosed) making it mandatory to use Aadhar linked biometric attendance in all Central Government and its subordinate offices throughout the country. It has been seen that operative offices of the Department are yet to shift to Aadhar linked biometric attendance, in toto.

All Circles are therefore directed to immediately start Aadhar linked biometric attendance in all Departmental Post offices, Mail offices, PSDs, MMS units etc. In case, fingerprint scanners are required to be procured, the same may be procured from GeM on priority. The cost of such finger print scanners is not much and the entire expenditure can be booked under Non scheme OE/OC of Post offices.
The Aadhar numbers of all employees in operative offices may kindly be immediately obtained and registered on the Biometric Attendance System of NIC, in a time bound manner, latest by 30th May 2023. Sh Sudidhi Das, Director (IT) NIC Dak Bhawan (sudidhi [at] nic.in, 9810357708) shall provide technical support to Circles in this exercise.
This issues with the approval of Secretary (Posts).

(Rajeev Yadav)
Assistant Director General (Coord.)