CHIRAG Centre Inaugurated in Hyderabad

¨     Centre for HR Information Systems, Research and Analytics in Governance (CHIRAG) was inaugurated on 25 May 2026 at the SCR Grounds near the Zonal Railway Training Institute in Moula-Ali, Hyderabad.

¨     CHIRAG is a Centre of Excellence of Indian Railways focused on human resource management, research, and digital transformation.

¨     The centre aims to provide role-based and certified Human Resource Management System (HRMS) training for railway employees across different cadres.

¨     CHIRAG will conduct capacity-building programmes related to HRMS implementation and governance.

¨     The centre will develop an HRMS-MITRA master trainer cadre for deployment at the Zonal Railway Training Institute.

¨     It includes advanced computer laboratories and an iGOT recording studio for wider dissemination of training modules.

¨     CHIRAG will function as a think tank for HR policy formulation and integration of various railway systems.

¨     The centre will use Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and predictive analytics for HR decision-making in Indian Railways.

¨     State-of-the-art digital training infrastructure has been established at the facility.

¨     During the inauguration, the foundation stone for a new CHIRAG building was also laid.