ThiruvananThapuram: After various problems related to the collection and payment of taxes at City Corporation, the local Mandiri Department will soon introduce an Android-based post machine for tax collection.
Kerala mission information has been assigned to the responsibility for integrating data on property taxes with epic machines.
Prabhakar Biju, Main Secretary (Urban), held a meeting on Tuesday and completed a framework for implementing the project.
This will be introduced at the City Corporation based on pilots and will be increased in all other local bodies.
“Android-based handheld devices are being introduced after the latest developments in City Corporation.
The new system is expected to bring transparency and make all payments responsible.
The expression of interest will be called from six banks.
The bank will also sponsor the development of the mobile application needed for the system.
In addition, About 230 various payments; all the above RS 1,000 will go digital and the talks are ongoing to take advantage of the Akshaya Center for this purpose, “said Prabhakar Biju who led the meeting.
A committee consisting of IT MISION officials, LSGD, IKM and Bank representatives will monitor the system.
The Mayor of Arya Rajendran also said the council meeting held on Wednesday that scientific intervention was being made in tax collection and recording, referring to meetings held by the main secretary.
The Corporation City official who attended the meeting said Android-based handheld devices would be equipped with real-time facilities for collection records, real time generation of tax arrears and contributions and all digital payments can be done using this device.
“If residents still want to make payments with cash, the bill collector can update payment and instantly will be recorded on the system server.
This will negate the need to post.
In addition, receipts will also be generated in real time.
This will also have Code Conditions QR where payment will be possible through the application upi or scan, “said an official.
In 2014, the Civic body has held talks with companies to introduce a new bill collection system that proposes to utilize radio frequency identification tags that have been installed in various households in all environments.
Bill collector is required to read the device on the RFID tag and this will be automatically recorded on the Corporation server.
The system has been introduced based on experimental in thalassery in 2014.
However, the project did not make progress.
Meanwhile, BJP and UDF ended their strike on Wednesday.
Special council meetings witnessed a heat debate about tax fraud and income loss.
The BJP Council accused that there were procedural deviations in suspending staff involved in tax fraud and it was intentional.
The BJP V G Girikumar Board said the decision to suspend staff was not served on the board and without being ratified by the Board, the suspension would stop having value.
However, corporate officials said the problem was reported on the previous council and recorded in the minutes, which was circulated among board members.