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PeopleNova is an all-in-one HR management platform (HRMS) that brings attendance, leave, payroll, performance reviews, expense claims, and team communication into a single system. Instead of juggling spreadsheets and disconnected tools, organizations run their entire people function through one platform, with dedicated apps built for employees, managers, and HR admins, plus a web console for HR and platform administrators. PeopleNova adapts to how different organizations actually work, with configurations for over 20 industries including schools, hospitals, IT companies, manufacturing, retail, construction, and government departments. The platform is available on the web, Android, and iOS.

PeopleNova is headquartered in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, and its initial rollout is focused on Nellore for the first six months, before expanding across the rest of Andhra Pradesh and into Telangana over the following year. From there, the plan is to expand across South India, with a pan-India rollout targeted within three years of launch. This phased approach means onboarding support and local presence are concentrated in each region as it launches. Because PeopleNova is a cloud-based platform accessible on the web, Android, and iOS, organizations outside the current focus region are welcome to reach out.

PeopleNova ships with configurations for more than 20 industries, including schools, colleges, and universities; hospitals and healthcare clinics; IT and software companies; manufacturing and construction; retail, wholesale, and food service; hospitality; logistics and transportation; banking and financial services; real estate; government departments; NGOs; and general corporate offices. Each organization type surfaces the modules most relevant to how that industry operates — for example, manufacturing and construction teams see shift scheduling and asset tracking prioritized, while banking and government organizations see document management and approval workflows prioritized. The underlying platform is the same full HR system either way.

PeopleNova is available on the web, Android, and iOS. Employees, managers, and HR admins each get a purpose-built experience in the mobile app based on their role — employees can check in, apply for leave, and view payslips; managers can approve requests and review their team; and HR admins can manage employees and run reports. Alongside the mobile app, PeopleNova includes a full web-based Admin console for day-to-day HR operations and a separate Super Admin console for overseeing multiple organizations on the platform. Routine day-to-day tasks are designed mobile-first, while deeper administrative work happens through the web dashboards.

Yes. PeopleNova captures PF (via UAN), ESI, Professional Tax, and PAN details at the employee level, calculates TDS, generates Form 16 summary data, and produces bank-ready files for salary disbursement via IFSC-based transfers. Payslips also support Tally-ready exports — including TDS ledger mapping — and Labour Welfare Fund (LWF) handling where applicable. This data is captured once, during onboarding, and reused automatically every payroll cycle instead of being re-entered by hand each month — which is usually where payroll errors creep in.

PeopleNova is currently available in English and Telugu, with each employee able to set their own preferred language from their profile — it's remembered across devices and can also be preset by an HR admin during onboarding. This is a deliberate fit for the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana markets PeopleNova is rolling out in first, where a large share of the frontline workforce is more comfortable working in Telugu than English. More regional languages are planned as the platform expands across South India and, eventually, pan-India.

Not yet — recruitment (job postings, an applicant pipeline, and interview scheduling) is on the roadmap but isn't a live module today. Everything from onboarding onward — attendance, leave, payroll, performance, expenses, and team management — is fully live now. If recruitment is a must-have for your organization right now, ask about the timeline directly during a demo.

Getting started begins with a short demo — email hello@peoplenova.in or use the Get a demo button on this site to reach the team. From there, an HR admin sets up the organization's profile, departments, and roles, and employees are invited to download the app and log in with the credentials provided. Because PeopleNova already ships with configuration presets for over 20 industries, most organizations can be set up with relevant modules pre-selected rather than starting from a blank slate. Pricing and onboarding timelines are discussed directly during the demo, since they depend on team size and which modules an organization needs.