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New Delhi : The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh, on December 25, 2017, launched the electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRMS) here during the observance of Good Governance Day by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
The Minister launched the 25 applications of 5 modules of the system. The e-service book launched for DoPT during March this year will also be integrated into the e-HRMS. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that Good Governance Day is observed to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He said that under the leadership and inspiration of PM Narendra Modi, the Government has taken various initiatives to attain the goal of ‘minimum government, maximum governance’.
Singh said that the launch of e-HRMS is also a step towards the ‘ease of governance’. The Minister further said that this is an initiative by which the technology will be put to the optimum use. The other departments and state governments will also follow this system in due course, he added.
He also spoke on various other initiatives taken by the Government such as launch of PRAGATI, self-attestation, discontinuation of interviews for lower level posts, ‘Anubhav’ initiative, digital life certificate (Jeevan Pramaan), abolition of obsolete rules, online RTI portal, etc among others. He said that the Government has been able to expedite various stalled projects due to the initiatives such as PRAGATI, according to a PIB release.
Speaking on the launch of e-HRMS, Ms Neeta Verma, DG, NIC, said that the software will give a comprehensive and combined view of the human resource deployed by the Government. She also said that it is a cost-effective initiative thus sustainable in the long-term.
With launch of e-HRMS, employees will be able to not only see all their details including service book, leave, GPF, Salary etc., but also apply for different kind of claims/reimbursements, loan/advances, leave, leave encashment, LTC advances, Tour etc. on a single platform. Employees shall not be dependant for data updating on administration, but they may themselves update the data with their login subject to verification by concerned administration.