Biometric attendance system in 38,000 public sector schools of Punjab

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Jul, 2026) The School Education Department Punjab has decided to implement CCTV cameras

and biometric attendance system in all government schools of the province to make

the security and surveillance system more effective.

The School Education Department has issued instructions to all district education

authorities to install CCTV cameras and biometric systems in about 38,000 government

schools of the province within a month.

According to official sources, the district education authorities had issued instructions

to all school heads to install CCTV cameras and biometric attendance system from

their non-salary budget.

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All installation expenses will also be met from the non-salary budget.

The School Education Department has clarified that the CCTV cameras installed in schools

would effectively monitor the attendance of teachers and overall discipline, while the

attendance of teaching staff would be made more transparent through the biometric system.

The department has issued instructions to all District Education Authorities to ensure the

implementation of the project within the stipulated time frame and also submit a progress report.