Chairman for bio-metric system at RS Secretariat

Taking exception to some staff members absent from the Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday ordered introduction of bio-metric attendance marking system to ensure accountability and responsibility. He did so after finding members missing during a surprise visit to the Secretariat located in the Parliament House and its annexe.

While directing that the bio-metric system be installed for the officers and staff, Naidu said he was aware of the work demands on the staff of Rajya Sabha even on holidays and beyond office hours, particularly, during the sessions and bio-metric attendance promotes a sense of accountability and responsibility.

“An enabling work environment is a great motivator enhancing the productivity. All possible efforts need to be made to convey administration’s sensitivity and concern to the felt needs of the employees so as to promote a participatory work culture,” Naidu said, according to a Rajya Sabha statement.

Naidu also raised the issue of cleanliness in the secreteriat and directed officials to ensure sanitation by undertaking special cleanliness drive in the offices.   He also asked officials to ensure effective coordination among concerned agencies for better maintenance, more work space, digitisation of files and records.