Chennai

The Tamil Nadu government has made biometric and face identification-based attendance mandatory for all staff working in the Human Resource Management department.

S Thankapappa, deputy secretary of the department, in his circular on Saturday, said as per instructions from the principal secretary to the government, the new digital attendance system will come into effect from June 1, 2026.

"Hence all officers and staff of this department are requested to attend the office before 10 am and also ensure their presence in the office through biometric system and face-id attendance as well as manual attendance," the official said adding that all officers and staff are instructed to wear ID cards while on duty.

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The move to introduce a new attendance system came following complaints that many employees were allegedly failing to arrive at the office on time, sources from the Secretariat said.