Protest against Aadhar Card based Biometric Attendance System for the Central Govt Employees
Resolutions Adopted by the 6th
Federal Council Meeting of NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CIVIL ACCOUNTS
ASSOCIATIONS Held at Cochin on 17th and 18th September 2014
RESOLUTION – I
(IN PROTEST AGAINST BIOMETRIC ATTENDANCE SYSTEM)
The 6th Federal Council meeting of the
National Federation of Civil Accounts Associations held at Cochin on
18th and 19th September 2014 discussed the decision of Govt. of India to
introduce the Aadhar Card based biometric attendance system for the
Central Govt. Employees.
The meeting observed that introduction of Aadhar based attendance and punctuality in the offices-
(a) Every employee is expected to be on seat and to start work at the
prescribed opening of office hour. Ten minutes grace time may be allowed
in respect of arrival time to cover up any unforeseen contingencies.
(b) (i) Every employee should note down
the time of arrival and departure under his /her initial in ink in the
Attendance Register(S 37)
(ii) The Register should be initialed at the bottom by the Section Officer.
(iii) The Register should be sent to the Branch Officer 10 minutes after the prescribed arrival time.
(c) (i) The Section Officer will see that the entries are made correctly.
(ii) The section Officer will draw the attention of the Branch Officer
to the names of the person(s) who frequently or habitually late.
(iii) The section officer shall denote prescribed abbreviations for non- attendance by any official
- This system of recording attendance
and watching the punctuality of individual government servants and the
portrait of his/her attendance and non- attendance is in vogue from a
date prior to independence and its efficacy was never questioned by the
Administrative Reforms Committees of any of the six Central Pay
Commissions. The administrations of Government departments have been
most effectively maintaining the punctuality and discipline in the
offices for the last seven decades by using the omnibus register for
maintaining the attendance and punctuality.
The meeting felt that giving publicity
of the decision of enforcing attendance in a disproportionate manner is
retrograde and derogatory to the dignity of the employees and officers
of Central Government establishments. The electronic and print media are
using this internal administrative decision of the Central Government
as an instrument to malign the officers and employees of Central
Government which is untenable.
The meeting also noted that the Aadhar
Card based biometric attendance system is nothing but pointing of
fingers towards the integrity of the employees & officers of central
Government establishments. Before taking such decisions, the Government
did not bring the fact of deteriorations in the position of attendance
and punctuality if any, in the National Council JCM justifying the
requirement to replacing the manual system by machine. As per the
Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training OM. No.
3/42/87-JCA dated 28th January 1988 read with clause 8(Jurisdiction and
functions) of JCM the Staff side is to be consulted before introduction
of any new Technology.
The meeting therefore, urges upon the
Govt. of India to delink the Aadhar Card from the process of
implementation of Biometric attendance system and before implementing
the new scheme of biometric attendance system in the Central Government
Offices, take the following actions-
1. Discuss the issue of introduction of
Biometric attendance system/Adhar Card based Biometric Attendance system
in the National Council(JCM) and Departmental Council (JCM)
And
2. Upgrade infrastructure and communication system in all cities of the
country or introduce pickup point system for the employees &
officers so that they could report for duty in time.
The meeting also urges upon the
Government of India not to consider introduction of aadhar card based
attendance. The National Federation of Civil Accounts Association stands
for strict implementation of punctuality, discipline and work culture
in all central Govt. offices and extend its full support and
co-operation to maintain punctuality and discipline in the offices.
The meeting Resolves to forwarded the
Resolution to the Cabinet Secretary, Controller General of Accounts, the
Secretary, staff side National Council (JCM) and the Secretary General,
Confederation of Central Government Employees & workers.
(T.R. Janardanan)
President
