Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) A face recognition biometric attendance system is being introduced in West Bengal Secretariat Nabanna, which will be made mandatory from June 15. A senior state government official said that a memorandum in this regard was issued on Tuesday.

The Finance Department of the state has decided to introduce a face recognition-based biometric attendance system for all officers and employees working in Nabanna with the aim of improving administrative efficiency, punctuality, and digitally maintaining attendance records.

According to a memorandum issued by the Audit Branch of the Finance Department, this system will be made mandatory in Nabanna from June 15. The system will be implemented in other state government departments in phases, with a target to complete the rollout across all departments by July 31 this year.

“In order to improve efficiency, punctuality, instilling discipline in administration and digitised preservation of records of attendance, it has been decided to mandatorily use the Face Recognition Biometric Attendance Systems for recording the attendance of officers and staff posted in various departments at Nabanna with effect from 15th June, 2026. The other offices in the state will be brought under this system in phases within 31st July, 2026,” read the memorandum.

The government further said that attendance between 10:15 A.M and 11:00 A.M. will be marked as ‘late’. Attendance after 11.00 A.M. will be treated as ‘absent’. Departure from office before 5.15 P.M. will be regarded as early departure.

Late arrival and early departure on the same day will be treated as ‘absent in office’ and will lead to deduction of one Casual Leave. Furthermore, if departure is not recorded, then it will be treated as absent. At the same time, one CL/CCL will be deducted for every three days of late arrival/early departure in a calendar month. According to the government official, these new rules will have to be followed strictly by all employees of the state.

–IANS

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