Stern action: 10 officers to face severe punishment, 14 employees chargesheeted

The Haryana Cooperative Department has taken action against officers and employees who have been negligent in the use of the Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system (AEBAS). Registrar, Cooperation Department, Rajesh Jogpal said that the attendance of officers and employees was investigated by studying the biometric attendance system from April 15, 2023 to January 2024. It was found that many officers and employees were not marking their attendance through biometrics. Based on the investigation, notices were issued to 69 officers and employees. Of these, 10 officers were given severe punishment under Rule 4(B), 14 employees were issued chargesheets under Rule 4(A), 19 contract employees were issued show-cause notices, and 26 employees were warned. It may be noted that the Aadhaar-enabled biometric attendance system has been started in all government offices in the state. It was stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, biometric attendance was resumed on April 15, 2023. However, it was seen that many employees were coming late to the office and were not punctual. Jogpal warned all officers and employees that any kind of negligence will not be tolerated in the future.