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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Face-scan attendance for panchayat staff likely from Aug 1
Panaji: The directorate of panchayats is in the process of completing the integration of Niyamith Goa, a facial recognition-based attendance app, across all its offices from Aug 1 to tighten attendance monitoring. The system developed by Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) will replace the current biometric fingerprint system at village panchayats, block development offices, and the directorate headquarters. At present, all employees under the directorate are undergoing facial data collection to enable the system. Once in place, the app will use AI to capture an employee's face, record their location and time of arrival or departure, and instantly update a centralised dashboard. 'This dashboard can be directly accessed by the minister for panchayats to monitor attendance in real time,' said panchayat director, Siddhi Harlankar. The decision to implement a foolproof system comes after MLA Premendra Shet highlighted the issue of irregular attendance among panchayat staff through a legislative assembly question. Following this, the directorate decided to integrate advanced technology to plug loopholes in the attendance process and improve accountability. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Zaboravi klimu – ovo je novi hit protiv vrućine Coolbox24 Saznajte više Undo Officials believe the new system will prevent proxy punching and buddy punching — common drawbacks of older biometric systems — and ensure that employees are physically present at their designated work locations. 'We are the pilot department for this initiative, which will be expanded to other govt departments in Goa,' Harlankar said. TOI had reported on April 21 that state govt has floated a request for proposal to develop and implement the AI-based attendance system. GEL will manage the complete project and ensure its initiation, planning, execution, and monitoring.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Integrated cybersecurity solution lab to be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 89.4cr
Cyber fraud Panaji: State govt on Wednesday granted approval to set up an integrated cybersecurity solution lab for analysis, detection, and response to cyber threats and attacks, including malware, at an estimated cost of Rs 89.4 crore. The state cabinet selected the National Forensic Sciences University Research and Innovation Council (NFSU-RIC) Gandhinagar, Gujarat, an institute under the ministry of home affairs, as the implementation agency for the execution and setting up of integrated cybersecurity solutions. This includes a Centre of Excellence in Cybersecurity and a lab for analysis, detection, and response to cyber threats and attacks. Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) will serve as the project management unit, with an estimated total financial outlay of Rs 89.4 crore over five years and Rs 1.7 crore per annum. The cabinet said that in the era of an evolving digital world, technological advancement is having a profound impact on business and governance globally. With this comes new challenges for governance, such as the rise of cybercrime, which presents significant challenges for law enforcement agencies. When the existing laws were written, the concept of the virtual world or cyberspace did not exist. The use of social media is making it easier for people to spread misinformation. The cabinet noted that cybercriminals are exploiting these technological advances to threaten the security and privacy of data, as well as the integrity of critical infrastructure. There are no signs that these attacks will slow down in any manner in the future, which only underlines the importance of strengthening cyberspace with greater security through new tools, technologies, and policies. The cabinet said that govts globally and across all sectors are facing unprecedented cyber threats. Viruses, malware, distributed denial-of-service and other kinds of attacks are increasing by the day. Additionally, the regulation for data security and other compliance requirements is also on the rise. This leads to law and order challenges for govts across the globe. The cabinet highlighted that NFSU-RIC is a premier institution dedicated to advancing research and training in forensic sciences, cybersecurity, and digital investigations.
Time of India
23-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Govt brings convenience fee for online services
Govt has decided to charge a convenience fee of Rs 10 (excluding taxes) for all the services provided through the Goa online portal. In addition to the convenience fee, a Rs 20 service fee will also be levied on 13 specific services, which were earlier available free of cost for all. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The service fee will now be payable on services such as the issuance of income certificates, domicile certificates, residence certificates, divergence certificates, caste/community certificates, matrices certificates, and applications for sound permission, job fairs, the Mamta scheme, employment exchange registration, returns filing under the Factories Act, the online return filing system, and returns filing under road accident and other dangerous incidence occurrence, among others. This step essentially implies that all the users will now have to pay a total of Rs 30 to avail themselves of these services when applying through the portal. However, the applicants using the Citizen Service Centres or Common Service Centres (CSC-SPV) to access these services will be exempt from the charges. It has also notified that the implementing agency for this convenience fee implementation Goa Electronics Limited (GEL), will collect the charges. TNN
