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Best Visitor Management Software In Karnataka
Touchless QR check-ins, host notifications, and digital front-desk logs for offices in Karnataka, set up for the state's professional tax, labour welfare fund and minimum wage rules.
South India IT & Software
KarnatakaCapital: Bengaluru
Professional taxMonthly, up to ₹2,500/year
Labour welfare fundAnnual
Minimum wageFrom ₹23,376.43/month
Digitize visitor check-ins, badge printing, and front-desk security registers in Karnataka. Key capabilities: Touchless QR Check-In Kiosk; Instant Host Notifications; Searchable Digital Visitor Log.
Compliance
Karnataka's rules, already built in
No chasing state notifications: Sleet applies these automatically.
Professional taxEmployees earning gross salary up to ₹24,999 a month are exempt (threshold from the 2023 amendment, effective 1 April 2023). From ₹25,000, PT is ₹200 a month; Karnataka Act No. 33 of 2025 (retrospective from 1 April 2025) added a ₹300 instalment in February so the year totals ₹2,500.
Labour welfare fundAnnual contribution of ₹150 per employee per cycle (₹50 employee + ₹100 employer), remitted to the Karnataka Labour Welfare Board (KLWB).
Minimum wagesFrom ₹23,376.43/month (unskilled) up to ₹28,285.47/month (skilled), Zone 1.
Karnataka calendar
Karnataka holidays for 2026
20 holidays on the Karnataka list. Load them into leave and attendance once, and Sleet applies them to every employee in Karnataka.
Karnataka holiday list 2026
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15 (Thu) | Uttarayana Punyakala / Makara Sankranti | Gazetted |
| Jan 26 (Mon) | Republic Day | National Holiday |
| Mar 19 (Thu) | Ugadi Festival | Gazetted |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | Khutba-e-Ramzan (Eid al-Fitr) | Gazetted |
| Mar 31 (Tue) | Mahaveer Jayanti | Gazetted |
| Apr 3 (Fri) | Good Friday | Gazetted |
| Apr 14 (Tue) | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti | Gazetted |
| Apr 20 (Mon) | Basava Jayanti / Akshaya Tritiya | Gazetted |
| May 1 (Fri) | May Day / Labour Day | Gazetted |
| May 28 (Thu) | Bakrid (Eid al-Adha) | Gazetted |
| Jun 26 (Fri) | Last Day of Muharram | Gazetted |
| Aug 15 (Sat) | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| Aug 26 (Wed) | Eid Milad-un-Nabi | Gazetted |
| Sep 14 (Mon) | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vratha | Gazetted |
| Oct 2 (Fri) | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | National Holiday |
| Oct 20 (Tue) | Mahanavami / Ayudha Puja | Gazetted |
| Oct 21 (Wed) | Vijayadashami | Gazetted |
| Nov 10 (Tue) | Balipadyami (Deepavali) | Gazetted |
| Nov 27 (Fri) | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Gazetted |
| Dec 25 (Fri) | Christmas | Gazetted |
Dates tied to the lunar calendar can move. Check the state notification.
Professional tax in Karnataka
| Monthly salary | PT |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹24,999 | Nil (Exempt) |
| ₹25,000 and above | ₹200/mo for 11 months + ₹300 in February (₹2,500 annually) |
Monthly deduction, capped at ₹2,500 a year. Due: 20th of the following month; annual return (Form 5) within 60 days of the end of the financial year.
Labour welfare fund
Annual: ₹50 from the employee and ₹100 from the employer (₹150 in all), paid to the Karnataka Labour Welfare Board (KLWB).
Due by 15 January.
FRONT-DESK SECURITY ENGINE
Built for IT & software and every other industry in Karnataka
Touchless QR Check-In KioskVisitors scan a front-desk QR code, upload a photo, and sign NDAs digitally — no paper visitor register required.
Instant Host NotificationsHosts get a Slack, WhatsApp, or mobile app ping the moment their guest checks in, with one tap to approve entry.
Searchable Digital Visitor LogEvery check-in is timestamped, photographed, and exportable — ready for security audits without digging through a register.
Multi-Branch Front-Desk ControlRun visitor management uniformly across every branch in the state from one dashboard, with local receptionist access.
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Questions
Frequently asked questions: Karnataka
SleetHR is a Visitor Management Software built for businesses across Karnataka, combining an intuitive mobile-first experience with full compliance for Karnataka's specific Professional Tax, Labour Welfare Fund, and minimum wage rules.
Yes. SleetHR automates Karnataka's LWF contributions — Annual contribution of ₹150 per employee per cycle (₹50 employee + ₹100 employer), remitted to the Karnataka Labour Welfare Board (KLWB). The deduction is calculated, remitted, and recorded within the payroll cycle without any manual intervention.
Yes. SleetHR supports multi-branch setups within Karnataka (and across other states) from a single dashboard, with branch-level rosters, holiday calendars, and consolidated payroll or billing runs — all sharing the same Karnataka statutory configuration.
Yes. Our team handles data migration, configures Karnataka-specific compliance policies, and maps your custom shift schedules. Support runs on IST business hours via direct phone and WhatsApp — no ticketing queues.
Yes. SleetHR auto-calculates Karnataka's Professional Tax every month — Employees earning gross salary up to ₹24,999 a month are exempt (threshold from the 2023 amendment, effective 1 April 2023). From ₹25,000, PT is ₹200 a month; Karnataka Act No. 33 of 2025 (retrospective from 1 April 2025) added a ₹300 instalment in February so the year totals ₹2,500. The annual cap is ₹2,500. Deductions update automatically when the state revises slabs, and employees can verify their PT deduction on their digital payslip without raising a support ticket.
Karnataka's minimum wage for Zone 1 workers is ₹23,376.43/month (unskilled) and ₹28,285.47/month (skilled), revised Annual VDA recalculation (1 April). SleetHR's payroll engine auto-flags any salary entry that falls below the current minimum wage for the relevant skill category before processing, preventing inadvertent statutory violations.
Setup time depends on your headcount and the data you bring. SleetHR includes assisted data migration from spreadsheets or other software, pre-loaded Karnataka statutory configuration, and a guided switch-over.
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