The Railway Board has launched a leave module of its mobile app, HRMS (Human Resources Management System), to digitise the process of leave for its employees. The leave module, which was introduced on August 1, 2023, allows employees to apply for leaves through this mobile application.
How to Use the Mobile App Feature
The Railway Board issued a written communication to all railway zones on November 4, 2023, informing them about the new feature. It said that employees can apply for certain types of leaves using the mobile app of HRMS with immediate effect.
However, the process of sanctioning the leave needs to be done either through the web portal ‘HRMS’ or a mobile browser. The application is currently available only in the Android version, while the IOS version is being worked upon to fix some technical glitches, a Board official said.
Concern over slow process of leave updation
In a separate communication to all zones, the Board has further informed the steps it has taken to streamline leave management functions and to ensure the updation of the leave ledger of all the employees dynamically through the HRMS app. “LAP (Leave on Average Pay), LHAP (Leave on Half Average Pay) due for the employees as of 1st January of 2024 will be tentatively proposed to be credited to the leave account of the employee subject to verification of details of each employee by the concerned leave admins,” the Board’s letter said.
It added, “The process of manual verification is an interim measure pending launch of related modules such as Cadre Management, D&A module etc.” The Board has also expressed concern over the slow speed of leave verification by the respective leave admins in various zones and divisions.
This year, It issued two communications dated August 1 and November 23 directing leave admins “to complete the verification of the initial leave balance of all employees by 31.12.2023.” “It is observed that the process is still not moving at the desired pace. Keeping in view the urgency of the matter all the leave admins may kindly be instructed to complete the verification process in respect of LAP and LHAP before 24.12.2023 and for CL and RH by 19.12.2023,” the Board’s letter said.
