Following cases of misuse of user IDs and passwords of officials even to provide approvals for illegal structures in certain urban local bodies, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has begun taking steps to prevent misuse of passwords.
The lack of proficiency in computing, with only 20% of the employees found to have the knowledge to effectively use it in a recent survey conducted at the Corporation, could be one of the roadblocks for the civic body in preventing password sharing and misuse.
Last week, the Kozhikode Corporation suspended four Revenue wing officials over allegations of misuse of the password for the Sanchaya software used for managing building tax payments. The officials were accused of allotting building numbers to illegal structures and allowing tax remittances for these. As per the detailed directive issued by the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Secretary to officials, the entire responsibility of any misuse of user IDs and passwords rests with the owner of that ID.
