FACIAL ATTENDANCE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION TO ALL HOD’S IN AP

FACIAL ATTENDANCE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION TO ALL HOD’S IN AP

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SC.A) DEPARTMENT G.O. Ms. No. 122 dated 13-10-2022 

Read:

G.O. Ms. No. 92, General Administration (SC.A) Department, dt. 14.09.2022.

ORDER:

In the G.O. read above, Government issued orders introducing the attendance by photography (facial recognition based attendance) to the Secretaries to Government of all the Departments of Secretariat and that the Information. Technology, Electronics & Communications Department shall take further action to develop necessary application (App-based) and bring the entire process operational by 26th September, 2022. 2. Now, the Government have decided to introduce the attendance by photography (facial recognition based attendance) to all the Heads of Department, also. Accordingly the following orders are issued:

(1) the attendance by photography (facial recognition system) is extended to all the Heads of                        Department. 

(2) the place of location will be (1) Head of the Department, (ii) Chief Minister’s Office; and (ii)                Secretariat. These places would be fixed and unalterable.

(3) The absence of the HOD from headquarters owing to availment of leave, tour (both within and             outside the State), training etc. will be monitored by the Secretary to Government concerned. The         Middle Level Officer in charge of OP-Section of the Department will maintain the leave register of         the Head of the Department concerned and also take action for late attendance as well as deduction         of leave

(4) Option will be provided to the Secretary to Government concerned to edit the attendance in order to       implement the leave provisions for late attendance, half a day CL and day’s C.L. of the HoD under          his administrative control.

(5) The App shall be put to operation by 25th October, 2022. Trial run will be from 25-31 October and          shall be fully implemented from 1 November, 2022 onwards.

(6) All the Office Procedure (OP) Sections of different Departments would submit a report on every             Friday to the General Administration Department for review and feedback by the Secretary to                 Government (Political), General Administration Department.

The General Administration Department shall send the particulars of the Heads of Department under their administrative control to the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department forthwith.

The information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department shall take further action to develop a mobile application through the APCFSS for capturing of facial based application and bring entire process operational by 25th October, 2022 All the Secretaries to Government of the Departments of Secretariat and all the Heads of Department shall take further action accordingly.

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