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The BBMP rolled out its mandatory e-khata system on September 30. This allows property owners to obtain their khata online without the help of middlemen.
The civic body introduced the feature to simplify the property registration process and reduce fraud in real estate deals.
"Through this process, the applicant will be personally aware of the documents uploaded and the amount to be paid, and whether the khata has been issued. As it eliminates middlemen, it prevents fraudulent khatas from being generated," explains lawyer K M Sai Apabharana.
Munish Moudgil, Special Commissioner (Revenue), BBMP, states that e-khata for new properties comes under a separate project. Currently, the existing BBMP properties have been given e-khata. “We have just rolled out the e-khata facility. We are working round the clock to ensure this system works well. E-khata for new properties will be rolled out separately in the coming days,” he explains. Currently, draft e-khata for existing 22 lakh properties are available online.
Here’s how you can obtain your e-khata
1. Go to bbmpeAasthi.karnataka.gov.in and log in using your mobile number and OTP.
2. Enter your property details and ward name and number to access your draft e-khata. All draft e-khatas in the ward will be displayed in alphabetical order.
3. To get the final e-khata, upload the registered deed, e-KYC (using Aadhaar), Self Assessment Scheme (SAS) property tax application number, a recent photograph of the property, documents to prove ‘A’ khata status, 4. if applicable, and encumbrance certificate (dated between April 2004 until the present).
5. If you don’t have all documents, you may visit BBMP revenue offices, where help desks have been set up.
Flat owners’ woes, BBMP's reply
Property owners say khata for individual flats in apartments fall under a grey area. "In Bengaluru there are over 30,000 apartment buildings. Most builders are not dividing land khata into individual flat khatas. The BBMP has to issue a land khata division order and make the original land khata null and void post flat khata creation or transfer land khata to registered association of allottees as per section 17 of RERA so that flat owners’ rights are protected," says Dhananjaya Padmanabhachar, convenor of Karnataka Home Buyers Forum.
Responding to home buyers’ concerns, BBMP’s Munish Moudgil said, "Yes, there are hundreds of issues in the city, including in property records, but they will have to be handled separately. The present project is simple — people who have manual khata in BBMP records will get e-khata."