Railway officials to be issued e-passes; Move initiated under the digitization process

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.

A total of 21 modules have been planned in HRMS. Basic data entry of around 97% railway employees has been completed in Employee master and E-Service record modules of HRMS which had been launched last year, stated a release.

Earlier, the process for the issuance of passes to railway officials has been largely manual in the Indian Railways. There was also no facility for online ticket booking on passes for railway officials.

With the introduction of this system, railway officials all over the country will be able to apply for a pass online from anywhere and get the e-pass generated online as they need to travel across distances for official work. Railway officials are entitled for pass to travel in different classes while going on duty on sanctioned leave.

After introduction of this facility, a Railway official neither will 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 complete process of application and generation of the pass is mobile friendly. 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 (Unreserved Ticket System) counter will also continue, added the release.

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