Hon’ble Minister for Industries, Kerala, Shri P. Rajeev has launched Kerala Online Mining Permit Awarding Services (KOMPAS) portal to ensure citizen-centric service delivery pertaining to mines and minerals in the State. During the event, the Hon’ble Minister said that there is a need to bring better systems to implement mining activities with less environmental im-pact in Kerala too and suggested that KOMPAS will ensure transparency and efficiency in these activities. He stated that files should not be left pending and necessary action should be taken within five days of receipt of applications. In future, the system will be in place where the respective local bodies themselves can give permission to change the soil for the construction of non-luxury buildings. KOMPAS portal includes four modules: 1. Quarrying permit- Short term permit (up to 1 ha area and up to one year duration); 2. Quarrying lease-Long term permit (up to 12 years); 3. CRPS Permit - Short term permit (up to 0.5 ha area and up to one year duration) and 4. application for quarrying permit for normal soil through KSWIFT-KOMPAS integrated software. The portal can be accessed at https://www.portal.dmg.kerala.gov.in/.