Monday, 31 July 2017

Biometric attendance system soon at Maharashtra govt hospitals

Mumbai,  (PTI) The government-run hospitals in Maharashtra will soon have biometric attendance machines as part of efforts to enforce punctuality and improve medical services at these facilities.
Setting up biometric machines would help in checking irregular attendance, keeping a record of working hours of medical staff and improving services in state-run hospitals, Health Minister Deepak Sawant said today.
CCTV cameras will be installed near these biometric machines, he said.
Sawant issued an order in this regard yesterday after holding a review meeting with health officials about quality of health services in the government-run hospitals and improving staff attendance.
A common complaint of patients and their relatives has been that medical officers often do not remain present in hospitals during working hours, the minister said.
Despite several orders, there was little improvement on this front and the government continued to be criticised for not solving the issue, Sawant said.
“With the biometric technology, it will be easier to track the attendance and movement of medical staff. Additional check on them will be kept with the help of CCTV cameras.
The government has also decided to ensure proper use of funds allocated to hospitals. Unused funds of a hospital will be diverted to those facing financial crunch, he said.

Efficient utilisation of funds will improve services at the state-run medical centres, Sawant said. PTI ND RSY


Ref : http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/biometric-attendance-system-soon-at-maharashtra-govt-hospitals/1/1000408.html

Biometric attendance system for Osmania University students, teachers soon

HYDERABAD: Osmania University will soon be tightening noose around errant students who do not attend classes regularly on the campus as well as in its affiliated private colleges.
According to vice-chancellor S.Ramachandram, biometric system of attendance will be in place in all departments of the university in a few months and it will be made mandatory in affiliated colleges later.
Ramachandram says,“Biometric attendance will be made mandatory in all affiliated colleges of Osmania University. We want to lead by example. Work is being conducted towards ensuring that biometric system is in place in all the constituent and affiliated colleges of OU, which will be completed in a couple of months. Most probably, biometric attendance will be made mandatory for affiliated colleges by this year end.”
Not just irregular students but even errant faculty members on campus will be reined in. Ramachandram says that biometric attendance system is already in place for non-teaching staff on the campus and the same will be made applicable to the teaching staff as well.
Poor attendance of students is a serious problem in many departments of OU. On working days, many classes, especially in the departments of Arts College, can be seen bereft of students. There are cases of even some of the university teachers not attending to their duties regularly.
Biometric attendance for faculty and students was mooted first by by JNTU-Hyderabad. The system has already been put in place to monitor attendance of faculty in the constituent and affiliated engineering and pharmacy colleges of JNTU-H. Faculty members who do not maintain minimum attendance are asked for explanation.
JNTU-H has decided to introduce biometric system of attendance first for PG students and then extend it to UG students. The technological university has set the deadline of August 11 for all constituent and affiliated colleges to put in place the system.

Ref : http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2017/jul/10/biometric-attendance-system-for-osmania-university-students-teachers-soon-1626586.html