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To check absenteeism of doctors and paramedics at government colleges and hospitals, the Karnataka government will introduce an Aadhaar-based attendance system.
The step is taken after repeated complaints about doctors not turning up for work. To mainly monitor attendance of permanent staff, the new system will be rolled out. Later, it will also be extended to cover outsourced staff.
Initially, some five medical colleges will be chosen for pilot testing of the new system, said additional chief secretary (Medical Education) V Manjula, reported Deccan Herald (DH).
For the Aadhaar-based attendance system, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed the dashboard. For the pilot test, fingerprint devices linked to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) database will be used.
There are 16 government medical colleges in the state to which 25 hospitals are attached. More than 10,000 staffers work in these medical institutes.
The government has also constituted a 14-member committee to examine the use of Aadhaar by various government departments, DH further reported.
