App glitch marks nurses late for work at UPHCs run by corporation

They fear leaves will be deducted despite them reporting to work within allowed grace time

- PRAVEENA S A

RAISING concerns over the mobile attendance app, nurses working at Greater Chennai Corporation-run Urban Primary Health Centres (UPHCs) under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) claimed technical glitches are causing delays in marking their attendance, which they fear could lead to leave deductions despite them reporting to work within grace time.

The nurses said they have been instructed to use the GCC attendance app regularly from July, as salaries will be processed only based on attendance recorded through the app. When TNIE visited around six UPHCs across Chennai, several nurses demonstrated the difficulties. They said the app often causes their phones to freeze.