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Bengaluru's civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), will soon require e-Khata details for every online building-plan application, including those on its Nambike Naksha platform. Launching in early July, the new system links BBMP's E-Aasthi property database with the online building plan approval portal. Applicants must enter their electronic Property ID, allowing instant verification of ownership and tax payments and ending the need for paper documents. More than five lakh e-Khata records are already digitised, and the backend can process about 3,000 applications daily, many within two to three days. Automatic "deemed approvals" will penalise officials who delay decisions, boosting transparency and speed for developers and homeowners.
In a major step to digitise property records and simplify approvals, Bengaluru's civic body BBMP will soon make e-Khata mandatory for all online building plan submissions, including those processed through its Nambike Naksha platform. The initiative is expected to go live in the first week of July, aligning with the city's broader agenda of making governance more transparent and efficient. Advertisement
The new system links BBMP's E-Aasthi property record database with the Ease of Doing Business Online Building Plan Approval System (EoDB'OBPS). Once implemented, applicants will need to enter their electronic Property ID (ePID) while submitting building plans. The system will then instantly verify property ownership and tax payment records, removing the need to submit physical documents or forward them between departments.
The BBMP has already digitised over five lakh e-Khata records across the city. According to civic officials, the backend is now robust enough to process up to 3,000 applications a day, with many being cleared in just two to three days. This is expected to significantly reduce turnaround time for real estate developers, architects, and homeowners.
The drive has already been piloted in the Revenue Minister's constituency, where nearly 25,000 e-Khata entries were digitised as part of the test phase. The system's performance during this trial laid the groundwork for a full-scale rollout across Bengaluru.
To ensure accountability within the administration, BBMP has also introduced a 'trust and verify' mechanism. If town planning Assistant Directors fail to approve or reject applications within a prescribed timeframe, the system will trigger an automatic 'deemed approval'. Such delays will be flagged and escalated for disciplinary action against responsible officials, enforcing time-bound clearances.
This initiative is also part of a longer journey towards end-to-end property record digitisation. Back in 2023, the BBMP had digitised nearly 21 lakh Khata records and geotagged them using GPS to prevent fraudulent transactions and encroachments. That foundational work has made the current integration with building plan approvals technically feasible and administratively viable.
Overall, the upcoming e-Khata mandate is designed to plug loopholes in property documentation, cut down red tape, and increase the speed and transparency of building permissions in Bengaluru's growing real estate sector.
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