A note shall be kept in the minute book of all chaukidars absent from parade, together with a note as to the reason of their absence, and men who are frequently absent for insufficient reason shall be reported to the District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Officer, as the case may be, for punishment. When reporting any absence for which there is no valid excuse, the President should state whether, in his opinion, the absentee should be fined or warned, having regard to the general conduct of the absentee and to the number of times he has previously been absent. Intimation should be sent to Presidents of panchayats of the orders passed on their reports.
