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e-HRMS: A New Paradigm in HR Management for the Government of
India

e-HRMS (electronic Human Resource Management System) is a step towards enhancing the efficacy
and transparency of government organizations by focusing on their employees. This, one of a kind
application in the e-Governance sector aims to harness the capabilities of ICT to improve the way HR
processes are carried out. It has been developed with the objective of digitizing the existing service
books, creation of new service books for new employees and automation of the updating process of
service books thereafter, for day-to-day processing.
The project is an unique initiative as it provides workflow-based solutions for all the HR related services
that impact service books. More than 32 lakh employees of the Government of India across various
offices throughout the country will benefit from this application.

The current system maintains service books in a physical format. Such Service Books are susceptible to

misplacement, damage, loss etc. On many occasions, the service books are not up to date, employee

verifications are not regular, and in cases of transfer, the service book is moved to the place of posting

after a long time. These issues lead to delay in sanctioning and payment of due benefits, pension etc.

Many cases of regularization of leaves etc., received by the department during the tenure of an

employee or after many years of their retirement often lead to litigation and uncalled for interest on

delayed payments. Such issues impact the employment experience and overall satisfaction of an

employee.

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