Staff Attendance in Govt Offices to be AI-Monitored

In a significant move to enhance workplace discipline and promote punctuality among state government employees, the Odisha government has decided to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-based cameras and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabled identity cards to record attendance data.

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Sources said the system will be piloted at Lok Seva Bhawan and Kharvel Bhavan before being extended to all government offices across the state. The General Administration (GA) department on Thursday issued a directive to all employees from junior staff to top officials to report to work within the prescribed time.

As per the directive, every employee must record their 'office in' and 'office out' times daily in the biometric attendance recording device. Failure to record the 'office out' time will be treated as absence from duty for the day.