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In a bid to enforce punctuality and improve accountability in grassroots governance, the Odisha Government has made biometric attendance compulsory for employees across Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, and Zilla Parishad offices.
The Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department issued strict instructions to all district collectors, directing immediate installation and operationalisation of biometric machines in rural administrative offices.
In an official communication, Additional Secretary Surya Narayan Dash stressed that timely attendance is a "prerequisite for efficiency, transparency and accountability in ...