Electronic-Human Resource Management System (e-HRM)
Electronic human resource management system (e-HRM) is the use of web-based technologies to provide HRM services. Dr. Jitendra Singh, who is the Minister of State for Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions launched this scheme on 25th December, 2017. The launch was coincided with the celebration of Good Governance Day on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This indicates the goal of the scheme which is stated as ‘minimum government, maximum governance’.
Salient Features
The electronic human resource management system has a total of 25 applications that have been divided under five broad heads which are:
- Personnel Information System-the employees can self-update their details through this.
- LTC-Some of the activities concerned with LTC like the application, checking of eligibility, sanction, claiming of advance, encashment of leave etc. are carried out through this.
- Tour-it allows submission of applications for tour and the claim of tour allowance along with that.
- Leave-it allows employees to directly apply for leave and get it sanctioned online. The leave granted is also automatically recorded in the service book.
- Loans and advances-It allows application, sanction and payment of loans online.
The e-service book is also sought to be integrated into the e-HRM system.
Advantages of the System
- Integrated Platform for the employees to avail the various services like service book, leave, GPF, Salary. It acts as a dashboard of all activities of employees as well as the management.
- Ease of uploading information for employees and maintaining service records
- Ease of Tracking
- Reducing paperwork and file management, resulting in reduction in office procedures, quick decision making, reducing the time consumed in manual entry of every data.
- Automation of the processes of government can aid in fight against corruption by:
- Increased rationality in the process. Thus enabling better service delivery
- Enhanced objectivity resulting in reduced discretions
- Increased transparency in governance leading to empowered citizens.
- Reduced discretion in the system results in simplified processes, thus empowering the citizens to demand the services.
- Enhance policy research and planning through availability of centralized data. In other words, first hand data can be used to assess the real situation of work requiring transfers or promotions.
The automation of the process can address both coercive and collusive corruption as the automation makes the process robust due to objective, rationality with reduced discretion and enhanced transparency
