Establishments · Employer registry
Paper files — Employers were registered on paper across scattered zonal offices, so records were duplicated, hard to verify and impossible to search centrally.
LMIS — KPK Social Security Platform
Exarth built the Labour Management Information System for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — digitising establishment registration, worker records, RFID cards, contributions, inspections and appeals for the Employees Social Security Institution (ESSI).
- Establishment & worker registry
- RFID card assignment
- Online contributions & payments
- Inspections & appeals
- GovTech
- UI/UX + Dev
- RFID
DashboardEstablishmentsWorkersPayments
lmis.kpessi.gov.pk
Built for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — Employees Social Security Institution (ESSI).
157K+Registered workers
14.4KEstablishments
PKR 711MContributions
31Medical units
Overview/ 01
One system for KPK's social security workforce
LMIS is a unified Labour Management Information System for the KPK Employees Social Security Institution — bringing establishment registration, worker records, RFID cards, contributions, inspections and appeals into a single secure platform.
Exarth designed and built the platform end to end — from information architecture and design system to a performant, role-based web application used by officials, inspectors and registered employers across the province.
- Establishment & worker registry
- RFID card assignment
- Online contributions & payments
- Inspections, appeals & medical units
- Role
- UI/UX + Development
- Sector
- Government · GovTech
- Timeline
- 8 months
- Platform
- Web App
- Access
- Role-based
- Year
- 2025
Scope & deliverables
Discovery & Strategy
System architecture, user roles and workflows across every ESSI module.
UX / UI Design
A clean, accessible design system tuned for officials and field inspectors.
Frontend Engineering
A fast, responsive portal with real-time dashboards and clear data tables.
Backend & Integrations
Secure APIs, RFID, KuickPay payments and role-based access control.
Challenge & solution
Paper-based offices, or one digital platform
Establishment registration, worker records, contributions and inspections ran on paper across zonal offices — siloed, slow and impossible to audit.
- Paper-based offices
- No central registry
- Manual contributions
Workers · Workforce records
Manual ledgers — Worker records sat in manual ledgers with no link to their employer, dependents or benefits — making any lookup slow and error-prone.
RFID Cards · Worker ID
No worker ID — Workers had no reliable physical identity, so verifying entitlement at medical units or offices relied on paperwork and guesswork.
Contributions · Monthly dues
Manual ledgers — Contribution dues were calculated by hand per establishment, causing disputes, missed months and reconciliation headaches at every cycle.
No core
No shared platform
Fragmented systems
0Central registryManualPayments
Payments · Online payment
Bank queues — Employers had to visit banks and queue to deposit contributions, with slow manual reconciliation and frequent posting delays.
Inspections · Field audits
Paper forms — Inspectors filled paper forms in the field, which were lost, delayed or never digitised — leaving compliance gaps untracked.
Appeals · Disputes
Offline appeals — Establishments raised appeals offline with no tracking, so cases stalled and decisions were hard to trace or audit.
Medical Units · Infrastructure
Untracked — Medical facilities and units were tracked informally, so coverage, capacity and active status were never clear at a provincial level.
Measurable impact on the live platform
157K+Registered workers
14.4KEstablishments
PKR 711MContributions
93.7%Contribution rate
Key features
Everything ESSI needs, in one platform
Each module lives in the same secure system — so officials move from registering an establishment to assigning RFID cards, collecting contributions and running inspections without ever switching tools.
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lmis.kpessi.gov.pk/establishment-registry Live
Feature 01Establishment RegistryA complete registry of establishments with zone, economic activity, contractors and active status — searchable in seconds.
Engineering
Technology & Development
Engineered to run KPK's social-security operations — from establishment and worker registries to RFID, contributions, payments, inspections and appeals on one secure, role-based platform.
System architecture
Officials → secure portal → services → registry & RFID
UI
Client LayerRole-based gov portal · officials, inspectors & registered employers
SSR · responsiveAPI
Service LayerUnified APIs across establishments, workers, contributions & appeals
REST · 7 modulesINT
Integration LayerRFID cards · KuickPay payments · SMS alerts · background exports
RFID · KuickPaySEC
Data & SecurityEncrypted registry · role-based access · full audit logging
RBAC · auditHow we built it
6-phase delivery
- 01
Discovery & Architecture
Phase 1Mapped every ESSI workflow, role and data flow into one unified system blueprint.
- 02
UX / UI Design
Phase 2Built an accessible, role-based design system for officials and field inspectors.
- 03
Frontend Engineering
Phase 3Developed a fast, responsive portal with real-time dashboards and clear data tables.
- 04
Backend & Integrations
Phase 4Engineered secure services, RFID, KuickPay payments and role-based APIs.
- 05
QA & Security
Phase 5Hardened auth, access control and audit logging, then tested across every module.
- 06
Launch & Iterate
LiveRolled out across zones with monitoring, then iterated on real official feedback.
Technology stack
16 technologiesFrontend4
- Reactv18
- Next.jsApp Router
- TypeScriptv5
- Tailwindv4
Backend4
- Node.jsv20
- REST APIs
- Queue jobsAsync
- RBAC
Data & Cloud4
- PostgreSQL
- RedisCache
- Cloud Hosting
- Docker
Integrations4
- RFIDCards
- KuickPayPayments
- SMSAlerts
- ReportsPDF/Excel
Product Screens
Every module, one platform
Glide through the live LMIS platform — from the dashboard and establishment registry to RFID cards, contributions, inspections and appeals.
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Philosophy
Design Approach
A user-centered design philosophy focused on clarity, accessibility, and trustworthy government workflows for officials, inspectors and employers alike.
ClarityAccessibilityTrustResponsive
- Design pillars
- 04
- Accessibility
- AA
- Secure access
- RBAC
- Audience
- Officials & employers
- Platform
- Responsive web app
- Design system
- 30+ shared tokens
- Accessibility
- WCAG AA
Every screen is shaped around real government workflows — clarity first, trust at every step, and security built into each interaction.
- Pillar 01
Responsive Web Design
100%Responsive screensFluid layouts and dense data tables that stay legible from field laptops to large office displays.
Crisp from compact laptops to wide office monitors.
- Pillar 02
Intuitive Navigation
7Modules, one menuClear, role-aware navigation built for non-technical officials and inspectors.
Officials reach any module in a couple of clicks.
- Pillar 03
Accessible Typography
AAWCAG contrastAccessibility-friendly typography with strong contrast and readable sizes for dense records.
Legible for every user, in any office light.
- Pillar 04
Security-First Design
RBACAccess controlRole-based interaction patterns that protect citizen and employer data at every touchpoint.
Sensitive data protected at every step.
Tokens
Design System
A cohesive visual language that keeps every government screen consistent, accessible and trustworthy.
5Colors
6Type sizes
5Spacing
8Icons
4Breakpoints
Color palette5
Typography6
Heading
Space Grotesk 800 · 32px
Subheading
Inter 500 · 20px
Body text for product listings, collections, and guides.
Inter 400 · 16px
Caption labels
Inter 400 · 14px
Small helper text
Inter 400 · 12px
Bold heading
Space Grotesk 700 · 18px
Components4
Add to cart Wishlist
Organic In stockHeirloom
⏎
DefaultHoverActiveOff
Spacing scale5
XS4px
SM8px
MD16px
LG24px
XL32px
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