Health staff told to mark night attendance through Kartavya app

The department has instructed doctors to mark their attendance through the app every day after 9 p.m.

The Health Department has directed doctors and other staff working in taluk hospitals and primary health centres to strictly record their night-time attendance through the Kartavya app to ensure that they remain at their designated headquarters.

In a circular, the department has instructed doctors to mark their attendance through the app every day after 9 p.m., from within the geographical limits of the city, town or village where their health facility is located.

Exemptions will apply to staff who are on sanctioned leave, deputed for duty outside their headquarters with due permission, or have been authorised to leave their headquarters, the circular said.

Nursing officers, pharmacy officers, laboratory technicians and all other staff have also been instructed to reside at their respective headquarters and mark their attendance through the app after 9 p.m.

Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) and taluk health officers have been made responsible for ensuring compliance with these instructions, the circular said.