IKM and Digital Governance

Information Kerala Mission (IKM) is an autonomous institution under the Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala. Its mandate is to strengthen the local self-governance through ICT applications. IKM has computerised and networked all the 1200 Local Self-Government Institutions in Kerala over the last 25 years. IKM’s work involves the entire gamut of digitization of activities concerning local body governance, decentralized planning, and local civic services. Today, IKM provides the much required database support for better decision making in development projects, offers improved public services and responsive local administration and imparts necessary skills to the community to use Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for transparency, participation and judicious decision-making in several local governments.

Project Timelines

August 1999 – Formation of the Mission
June 2000 – System study document in 7 volumes (appx. 3000 pages) covering all aspects of the local governments prepared with the participation of the local government personnel.
September 2000 – Pilots initiated in 5 Grama Panchayats
December 2002 – Jan 2003 – Janasevanakendrams inaugurated in Kozhikode, Kochi, Thrissur and Kollam Corporations
January 2003 – Full fledged pilot initiated in Vellanad Grama Panchayat.
March 2004 – The hospital kiosk programme conceptualised and detailed programme finalised
October 2004 – Janasevanakendram established in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, thereby covering all the 5 Municipal Corporations
March 2005 – July 2005 – Janasevanakendrams established in all the 53 Municipalities, covering all the urban local governments in Kerala
July 2005 – Second full-fledged pilot initiated in Thalikulam Grama Panchayat
July 2005-March 2006 – Establishment of 110 Hospital Kiosks in 5 Corporations for the quick registration of births and deaths, and delivery of certificates within 24 hours
September 2020 – 1st Phase ILGMS launched in 153 Grama Panchayats
September 2021 – 2nd Phase ILGMS launched in 156 Grama Panchayats
April 2022 – 3rd Phase ILGMS launched in 632 Grama Panchayats
January 2024 – K-SMART launched in all Urban Local Bodies (93)