Railways announces online facility for employees for PF advance, balance check
Indian Railways on Thursday (November 26) launched a completely digitized online Human Resource Management System (HRMS), to most of the families of serving as well as retired employees in order to check PF balance and to enable them to apply for PF advance.
It is a move to improve the efficiency and productivity of the Railway system and a step towards realizing the vision of the Prime Minister to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. HRMS is expected to create a big impact on the functioning of all the employees and will make them more tech-savvy.
The Railway Board Chairman, VK Yadav has launched the following modules of HRMS & user depot useful for railway employees and pensioners today via video conferencing.
Employee Self Service (ESS) module enables railway employees to interact with various modules of HRMS including communication regarding change of data.
Provident Fund (PF) Advance module enables Railway employees to check their PF balance and apply for PF advance online. Advance processing will be online and employees will also be able to see the status of their PF application online.
The settlement module digitizes the entire settlement process of retiring employees. Employees can fill their settlement/pension booklet online. Service details are fetched online and pension is processed online completely.
