Indian construction is a $700-billion industry that still runs on paper diaries, WhatsApp forwards, and Excel sheets a munshi has been maintaining for two decades. Every contractor we've spoken to has the same three problems:
- They can't reconcile what they paid a worker last month.
- They miss compliance deadlines and get fined.
- They have no idea if they're actually profitable on any given site.
Why generic construction software fails in India
Global players like Procore or Buildertrend assume a US general contractor with W-2 employees, unions, and OSHA compliance. An Indian contractor manages 40 daily-wage workers on 3 sites, deals with GST, EPFO, ESIC, labour licenses, and a subcontractor with a WhatsApp number. The tooling gap is enormous.
What Pyllerd does differently
- Talks in your language. The AI assistant on Telegram replies in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, or Marathi — whichever the user set. Voice notes get spoken TTS replies.
- Runs on messenger apps. Site supervisors don't install anything. They forward a receipt photo to @pyllerd_ops_bot and AI files it as an expense with vendor, amount, and category extracted.
- Handles payroll like a munshi. Advances, bonuses, deductions, and settlements are tracked per worker with a running balance. Bulk-pay commands like
“Pay Ramesh 8000”just work. - Never misses a deadline. Compliance items (labour-license renewal, EPFO returns, GST filings) get proactively-pinged 3 days, 1 day, and on the due date via Telegram.
- Shows you if you're profitable. The Cost Trends dashboard rolls up expenses, labour wages, and subcontractor payments per project with a budget-vs-actual overlay you can read at a glance.
Who is this for
Small to mid-size contractors doing ₹1 Cr – ₹50 Cr / year of work across 1–20 sites. Real-estate developers running <100 workers, interior fit-out firms, plumbing & electrical subcontractors, and anyone tired of chasing a munshi at month-end for numbers that should be one query away.
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