Ranchi: The Jharkhand Pradesh Sanyukt Shikshak Morcha raised concerns over the eVV portal during a hearing with the Secretary of the School Education and Literacy Department, Umashankar Singh, on 3 March 2025. The hearing followed a court order regarding petition WPS-4571/2024, and was attended by Front representatives including State Convenor Amin Ahmed, District Convenor Somesh Kumar Mishra, Spokesperson Arun Kumar Das, and Senior Advocate Sahdev Chaudhary.
At the meeting, the Front highlighted several issues with the biometric attendance system, including the use of personal mobile phones by teachers to mark attendance, which violates the 2015 Aadhaar-based Biometric Rules. The Front called for the provision of proper devices and the implementation of an offline system to address technical problems like fingerprint mismatches and network issues.
Additionally, they raised concerns about the exploitation of teachers in various districts and criticized the eVV portal’s failure to synchronize biometric data and frequent server downtimes. The Front argued that the faulty system disproportionately impacts teachers, violating state-wide biometric attendance rules.
Secretary Umashankar Singh assured that the final decision would be made following the court’s order, considering all the evidence and applicable regulations.
