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This is an archive article published on December 13, 2010
Schools crackdown on absentee teachers,staff,ring in biometric system
To check absenteeism among government school teachers and employees across the state,the education department is going to launch biometric system of attendance in all schools,district education offices and Circle Education offices.
Written by Anupam Bhagria
Ludhiana | December 13, 2010 04:59 AM IST
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To check absenteeism among government school teachers and employees across the state,the education department is going to launch biometric system of attendance in all schools,district education offices and Circle Education offices.
A pilot project was launched in 100 government schools of five districts one and a half month ago.
Talking to The Indian Express,Brig(Retd) Jagtar Singh Jagga,Deputy Manager,Information and Communication Technology,Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan,
Punjab said,The teachers have started marking their attendance through biometric system. We spent an amount of about Rs 50 lakh for installation of biometric machines,GPRS system and software in these schools. The State Data Center in Sector 26,Chandigarh will be made operational within a week.
He said the project would be soon extended to 100 more government schools in other districts. Rs 20 to 25 lakh will be spent on this.
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