The digitization of the Tax on Transfer of Immovable Property through the Board of Revenue’s e-Stamping platform has more than doubled tax collections for local government councils across Sindh compared with last year, when the process was carried out manually. The platform is powered by Sindh Information Technology Company (SITC), which shared the results in a LinkedIn post. Since the 1% levy was moved onto the digital system on July 21, 2026, councils across the province have recorded significant year-on-year growth in the amount they collect. The figures highlight what a more transparent, efficient, and streamlined revenue collection system can deliver for local bodies that depend on property related income to run municipal services. The tax applies to every transfer of immovable property in the province, which gives the digital platform a steady flow of transactions to process.
Before the change, the tax on property transfers was assessed and collected through a manual process. Under the current arrangement, the calculation and collection of the 1% levy take place within a single digital system, with the tax generated automatically alongside the e-Stamping challan and worked out on the total value of the property. Citizens who previously had to move between multiple channels and counters to complete property transfer formalities now deal with a single platform. The shift follows a memorandum of understanding signed earlier this year at the office of Local Government Minister Nasir Shah, which brought the collection of Immovable Property Tax into the e-Stamping process, as covered earlier by Computerworld Pakistan. Because the tax is generated together with the challan, no separate payment document is needed, which removes an extra step from the property transfer process.
SITC has been running the e-Stamping platform since it assumed operational control of the system in September 2025. By the time Immovable Property Tax was added to the platform in April, the system had processed more than one million challans and collected over Rs18 billion in revenue through 431 bank branches across Sindh. That network gives property buyers and sellers a wide choice of places to complete payments, while giving the Board of Revenue and local councils a clear digital record of every transaction. Each challan generated on the platform is tied to a recorded property value, which makes it considerably harder for undervaluation to go unnoticed, a problem long associated with manual stamping. The latest collection figures suggest that this record keeping is now translating into measurable gains for the councils.
By bringing tax calculation and collection together in a unified digital system, SITC is working to improve revenue generation, transparency, and efficiency in public service delivery. For local government councils, higher collections translate into more room to fund the services residents rely on every day. The results also add to a growing list of provincial processes that have moved online with SITC’s technical backing, and the e-Stamping platform itself continues to extend its reach across Sindh. The early numbers recorded since July 21 indicate that the digital model is delivering where the manual process fell short, and local bodies across the province now have clear evidence of what an online system can add to their revenue base. The results also give the Board of Revenue and SITC a solid reference point as they continue to expand digital services for citizens.
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