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 Aadhaar 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 25th 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/Aadhar 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
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Department of Personnel and Training OM. No. 3/42/87-JCA dated 25th January 1988
No.3/42/87-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
( Department of Personnel & Training )
New Delhi, the 25th January, 1988
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Introduction of new technology in various Ministries/Departments.
The undersigned is directed to say that in the last meeting of the National Council (JCM) held on 18th/19th August, 1987, the Staff Side had demanded that they should be consulted whenever there was a proposal for introduction of new technology.
2. The Ministry of Finance etc. are therefore requested that whenever there is a scheme/proposal for introduction of new technology in a Ministry/Department, the Staff Side in the concerned Departmental Council may please be consulted before taking a final decision in the matter.
Sd/-
(SMT.K.N.K.KARTHIAYANI)
Director (JCA)
Rabindranath Rana says
It should be implemented immediately throughout the country. Employees should change their mindset to be punctual. Employees not only should be particular about their rights, pay etc but also should be particular about their duties.Govt should keep provision for relaxation for unintentional late coming due to sudden strike/civil commotion etc.
Nishi Sharma says
Punctuality in every sphere of life is a good thing. Everybody should follow the rules & regulations of Govt. of India. But one should not be compared with MNCs or Private sector organisations. There are targets which everybody has to achieve within a stipulated period. But this is not the case with Govt. employees. They are not supposed to bring a given number of customers or produce a fixed quantity of goods/articles in a given period of time. Moreover, our infrastructure is not so good as to arrive office as early as possible. One should have to wait for an hour or so for the public transport.
s shurendro sharma says
It is advisable that rules should not be enforced suddenly without looking back its reasons. For executing good deeds it takes time to get good results .
E Jayaraj says
My personal experience while working 40 years of Govt Service
Is that a number of employees come
To Office late. It is a habit with them
To come late on some frivolous excuses. For them , coming late is
Not a misconduct. There are of course employees who are very
Punctual throughout.
In many private offices, especially
Foreign concerns, even top boss
Punches in and out. So , I wonder
Why such resistance for introduction
Of new Technology.
Jayaraj
Francis prasad . says
Why the people protest the rule which can stop the untimely appearance for duty .They require every benefit they do not want to wok in time .If they speak of last four or five decades it was not there but now the technology makes it possible ,that time it was register to enter the name and signature.I wish the system to be implemented.
Dr J Pushkaran says
Time and technology changed, salary increased however, 70% of Employees have no commitment to perform. From my experience as an Officer, I found a number of late coming official s. In PSUs and MNC s in all foreign countries Bio metric attendance are successfully implemented. Then why not in India?