
The local authorities will also transfer 2.5% of each property tax transaction to Keral (IKM) information mission to help finance its ongoing digitization process of local administration.
For this purpose, an order was issued last week. IKM piloted the KSMART platform for digital services across all local authorities.
In May, the IKM Executive Director submitted a proposal to the Government to make a fixed share of real estate tax collected by local authorities, as IKM found that the current allocation of the fund was not sufficient for its digitization activities. The mission also claimed that after the deployment of the KSMART platform developed by IKM, after the KSMART platform was deployed, a significant leap in the local authorities.
Then the government appointed the committee to study this matter. The Committee recommended that, with regard to the digitization work, which IKM is involved, the amount corresponding to 2.5% of the total amount may be written off from each property tax transaction.
As the government approves this recommendation, IKM will make the necessary changes for automatic debit in the software.
Published – October 13, 2025 20:48