Starting from August 1, the Health Ministry’s Medical Administration Service and other executive grade officers will be required to use fingerprint machines to record their daily arrival and departure. The circular announcing this mandatory measure was issued by Health Ministry Additional Secretary Geethamani C. Karunaratne and forwarded to all Additional Secretaries, the Director General of Health Services, and all Chief Financial Officers.
Specifically, the officers of the Medical Administration Service and other executive grade officials who receive additional duty allowances must utilize the fingerprint machines for attendance tracking. This decision comes as a result of a Cabinet directive aimed at ensuring accurate payment of allowances to officials engaged in additional duties within the Health Ministry.
