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Karthavya App: Government Implements Mandatory Digital Attendance to Stop Employee Evasion
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News18•19-10-2026, 15:50
Karthavya App: Government Implements Mandatory Digital Attendance to Stop Employee Evasion
- •The Karnataka government has made the 'Karthavya' app-based digital attendance system mandatory to ensure transparency and official presence.
- •Starting November 1, night attendance through the app is mandatory for doctors in taluk hospitals and primary health centers after 9 PM.
- •Geo-fencing technology is utilized in the app to verify that employees are within the geographical limits of their assigned headquarters.
- •By December 1, registration and attendance through the app will also become compulsory for all contract and outsourced employees.
- •From January 1, 2027, salaries for contract employees and bills for outsourcing agencies will strictly be released based on app-generated attendance reports.
Key Questions Answered
Starting November 1, 2026, doctors working in taluk hospitals and primary health centers must record their attendance through the Karthavya app every day after 9 PM.
The app utilizes geo-fencing technology to ensure that staff and doctors remain strictly within the geographical limits of the city, town, or village where they are posted as headquarters.
Contract employees must register by November 25 and mark attendance starting December 1, 2026; from January 1, 2027, failure to record attendance will result in no salary disbursement.
