Attendance by Photography (facial recognition system) Introduction of facial recognition system to the Heads of Department- Orders - Issued.

 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Attendance by Photography (facial recognition system) Introduction of facial recognition system to the Heads of Department- Orders - Issued.

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SC.A) DEPARTMENT

G.O. Ms. No. 122 , dated 13-10-2022.

Read:

G.O. Ms. No. 92, General Administration (SC.A) Department, dt. 14.09.2022.

ORDER:

In the G.O. read above, Government issued orders introducing the attendance by photography (facial recognition based attendance) to the Secretaries to Government of all the Departments of Secretariat and that the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department shall take further action to be develop necessary application (App-based) and bring the entire process operational by 26 September, 2022.

Now, the Government have decided to introduce the attendance by photography (facial recognition based attendance) to all the Heads of Department, also. Accordingly the following orders are issued:

1. (1) the attendance by photography (facial recognition system) is extended to all the Heads of Department.
2. (2) the place of location will be (i) Head of the Department; (i) Chief Minister's Office; and (ii) Secretariat. These places would be fixed and unalterable.
3. (3) The absence of the HOD from headquarters owing to availment of leave, tour (both within and outside the State), training etc. will be monitored by the Secretary to Government concerned. The Middle Level Officer in charge of OP-Section of the Department will maintain the leave register of the Head of the Department concerned and also take action for late attendance as well as deduction of leave.
4. (4) Option will be provided to the Secretary to Government concerned to edit the attendance in order to implement the leave provisions for late attendance, half a day CL and day's C.L. of the HoD under his administrative control.
5. (5) The App shall be put to operation by 25th October, 2022.Trail run will be from 25 -31 st October and shall be fully implemented from 1st November, 2022 onwards.
6. (6) All the Office Procedure (OP) Sections of different Departments would submit a report on every Friday to the General Administration Department for review and feedback by the Secretary to Government (Political), General Administration Department.

The General Administration Department shall send the particulars of the Heads of Department under their administrative control to the Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department forthwith.

The Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department shall take further action to develop a mobile application through the APCFSS for capturing of facial based application and bring entire process operational by 25 October, 2022.

All the Secretaries to Government of the Departments of Secretariat and all the Heads of Department shall take further action accordingly.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

DR. SAMEER SHARMA

CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT