Chairman Railway Board on last Thursday (13.08.2020) launched the e-pass module for online pass generation and ticket booking by Railway employees in the presence of other senior railway officials via video conferencing. This module on e-pass has been launched under the Human Resources Management System (HRMS) as a comprehensive plan for the digitization of the complete Human Resource (HR)process of Indian Railways.
Earlier the process for the issuance of passes to railway officials has been largely manual in Indian Railways. Also, there was no facility for online ticket booking on passes for railway officials. With the introduction of this system, from now railway officials all over the country will be able to apply for a pass online from anywhere and get the E-Passgenerated online as they need to travel across distances for official work. It can be mentioned here that railway officials are entitled to a pass to travel in different classes while going on duty on sanctioned leave.
After the introduction of this facility, neither will a Railway official have to come to the office to apply for a pass nor will he/she have to wait for a pass to be issued. The employee will be able to apply for a pass online from anywhere and get the e-Pass generated online. The complete process of application and generation of the pass is mobile friendly. This facility will help railway employee in using their pass hassle-free and simultaneously make the working of all officials involved in the issuance of pass smooth.
Ticket bookings on these e-passes can be done online, through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) site. The presently existing facility of counter booking from PRS (Passenger Reservation System) or UTS (UnreservedTicket System) counter will also continue.HRMS project is a comprehensive plan for the digitization of the complete HR process of Indian Railway. Total of 21 modules have been planned in HRMS. Basic data entry of around 97% of railway employees has been completed in Employee master and E-Service record modules of HRMS which had been launched last year.
