CSC sets clear standards to apply fingerprint attendance system

Customs studying activation for automation of custom works

KUWAIT CITY, April 14: Head of Civil Service Commission (CSC) Eng Ahmad AlJassar revealed that CSC has set clear and specific standards to execute the decision of fingerprint system for recording attendance and leave for the employees of all governmental bodies, reports Al-Anba daily.

According to informed sources, this move aims at ensuring justice and transparency especially since punctuality, recorded through the fingerprint attendance system, is one among the factors for deciding on the percentage of excellent performance bonuses to offer to employees.

They revealed that CSC has link with the fingerprint systems in 22 ministries and governmental authorities, and that the fingerprints of the staff in 26 governmental bodies will be linked soon with CSC.

Meanwhile, General Administration for Customs is studying the process for activating the Cabinet’s decision concerning customs clearances and enforcement of an automated system as well as ensuring existence of offices at the customs offices for the enforcement of the decision, reports AlRai daily.

Director General of General Administration for Customs Counselor Jamal Al-Jalawi headed an

extended meeting held on Wednesday April 10 with a number of representatives of Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Communications, Kuwait Municipality, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, Public Authority for Industry, Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources, Environment Protection Agency, Ministry of Information and Kuwait Ports Authority as well as General Administration for Customs.

The discussions ended with agreeing on a period of six weeks for completing all procedures and eliminating all obstacles for the launch of the automated system for customs. It was also decided that a report will be referred at the end of this period to the Cabinet along with updates of the implementation of decision No. 73/2015 and other relevant decisions.

Head of the project for automation of customs’ work Talal Eidan explained the recent developments and all activities carried out by General Administration for Customs including training courses and workshops as well as implementation of an automated system for custom clearance by some state bodies.

More than 120,000 people in Kuwait will travel overseas to spend the holiday of “Israa & Mira’aj” via over 200 flights from Thursday evening to Sunday evening, reports Al-Anba daily quoting a reliable source from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

He revealed that most of the destinations are Turkey, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, London and Cairo.

The source indicated that preparations are underway in this regard at Kuwait International Airport with coordination among all bodies working at the airport, adding that new services have been introduced at the airport including the arrangement of baggage trolleys and inspection of luggage without any hindrances.

Women Cultural and Social Society has launched a hashtag “No custody. Kuwait is a civil country” on Twitter on the ground of discussions about hijab advertisements, reports Al-Qabas daily.

The society affirmed that Kuwait will remain a civil and democratic country under the constitution of the country achieved by the struggles and sacrifices of first Kuwait’s men more than half century ago.