Dehradun, April 15 -- Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan chaired a meeting of the Secretary Committee in the Secretariat on Tuesday.

During the meeting, the Chief Secretary directed that from May 1, 2025, arrangements should be made to ensure that the attendance of officers and employees in all departments is done through biometrics.

If biometric machines are not installed in the department or are not sufficient in number, then necessary preparations should be completed in time for this. If there is any deficiency in the previously installed biometric machines, then it should be rectifiedm, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary said during the meeting.

According to a release, he directed all the departments to prepare a list of necessary,...