Dopt said in the order that the Aadhar Based Bio-Metric
Attendance system will be installed in the offices located in Delhi/ New
Delhi by 31st December 2014. In other places this may be installed by
26th January 2015.
Biometric attendance system is only an enabling platform. There is no
change in the instructions relating to office hours, late attendance
etc. which will continue to apply.
No: 11013/9/2014- Estt (A-III)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi, dated 21st November 2014.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Introduction of AADHAR Enabled Bio-metric Attendance System
It has been decided to use an AADHAR Enabled Bio-metric Attendance
System (AEBAS) in all offices of the Central Government, including
attached/ sub-ordinate Offices, in India. The system will be installed
in the offices located in Delhi/ New Delhi by 31st December 2014. In
other places this may be installed by 26th January 2015
2. The equipment will be procured by the Ministries/ Departments as per
specifications of DeitY on DGS&D Rate Contract from authorized
vendors. The expenditure will be met by the Ministries/ Departments
concerned under their O.E. The manual system of attendance may be phased
out accordingly.
3. The Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) will
provide the technical guidance for installing the system. The equipment
already procured by DeitY have a built in AMC of three years. The
Ministries/ departments may ensure that the equipment being procured by
them have similar provision.
4. Biometric attendance system is only an enabling platform. There is no
change in the instructions relating to office hours, late attendance
etc. which will continue to apply. As per extant instructions,
(contained in DoPT O.M. No: 28034/8/75- Estt-A dated 04-07-1975;
No:28034/10/75-Estt-A dated 27-08-1975; No: 28034/3/82 —Estt-A dated
05-03-1982) half—a-day’s Casual Leave should be debited for each day of
late attendance, but late attendance upto an hour, on not more than two
occasions in a month, and for justifiable reasons may be condoned by the
competent authority. In addition to debiting Casual Leave (or Earned
Leave, when no CL is available). Disciplinary action may also be taken
against government servants who are habitually late. Early leaving is
also to be treated in the same manner as late coming.
5. These orders come into force with immediate effect.
6. All Ministries/ Departments are requested to bring this to the notice of all concerned.
(J.A Vaidyanathan)
Director (Establishment)
