The Department of Posts in India has directed all its operative offices, including post offices, mail offices, PSDs, and MMS units, to shift to Aadhar linked biometric attendance.
This comes as a result of a DoPT instruction dated 21-11-2014, which mandated the use of Aadhar linked biometric attendance in all Central Government and its subordinate offices throughout the country. The directive specifies that the Aadhar numbers of all employees in operative offices be obtained and registered on the Biometric Attendance System of NIC by 30th May 2023.
The cost of procuring fingerprint scanners may be booked under Non-scheme OE/OC of Post offices. Technical support for this exercise shall be provided by Sh Sudidhi Das, Director (IT) NIC Dak Bhawan.
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.)
