The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department has announced a zero-tolerance policy against fake and proxy attendance in government schools, warning that teachers and other staff involved in such practices could be dismissed from service.
According to an official notification, the department has taken notice of employees marking attendance through proxies or manipulating digital attendance records while remaining absent from their schools.
Under the new directives, teaching and non-teaching staff found using fraudulent attendance methods will be marked as “unauthorized absent” and face immediate disciplinary proceedings under the Sindh Civil Servants Act, 1973, and the Sindh Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules.
The department warned that disciplinary action could include penalties leading to dismissal from government service. Individuals helping employees record fake attendance or manipulate digital systems will also face strict action.
To enforce the policy, the department has ordered regular surprise inspections of government schools across Sindh. Inspection teams will compare employees’ physical presence with official attendance records.
Provincial education authorities have also been directed to address weaknesses in attendance monitoring systems and ensure strict implementation of the policy.
The department emphasized that government employees must be physically present at their schools, adding that attendance recorded without reporting for duty will not be accepted.
