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The Greater Bengaluru Authority has launched a one-time scheme allowing property owners with B-khata status to convert their holdings to A-khata. Applicable to eligible single-plot sites under 2,000 sq metres, applications must be submitted online via the BBMP portal, authenticated through Aadhaar, and include consent to convert private roads to public ones. Applicants will undergo site inspections and pay 5% of the site's guidance value. The 100-day campaign, beginning in November, aims to help around 1.5 million owners regularise properties. The initiative seeks to simplify property records, promote transparency, and ensure better infrastructure through the creation of a unified A-khata system.
The Greater Bengaluru Authority recently announced a one-time settlement scheme under which property owners holding B-khata status may now apply to convert their properties to A-khata. B-khata often denotes properties developed without formal governmental approval, while A-khata reflects properties validated by planning authorities. Advertisement
Under the initiative, all eligible B-khata sites (excluding flats and multi-storey buildings) may request 'single plot' sanction from city corporations, leading automatically to A-khata upon approval, explained GBA Chief Commissioner M. Maheshwar Rao. For sites up to 2,000 sq metres, applications must be filed online through the BBMP portal, authenticated via Aadhaar, and include consent to convert any private roads into public roads where necessary.
Applicants must undergo a site inspection, submit relevant documentation and CAD drawings, and in most cases pay 5 per cent of the site's guidance value (there is no application fee). For larger plots, applications have to be filed through a registered architect or engineer via BPAS, along with an initial scrutiny fee of Rs 500.
A 100-day conversion campaign is slated to begin in November, as announced by Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, who emphasised that the scheme is historic and intended to aid roughly 1.5 million property owners. He noted that Bengaluru hosts approximately 2.5 million properties, of which some 750,000 hold B-khata status, and many more are unregistered altogether. To facilitate registration, two help desks will be established in each of Bengaluru's five city corporations.
Officials will also visit sites for conversion assistance, provided owners have registered online. The conversion plan further mandates the provision of public infrastructure in converted areas, hence the conversion charge. The administration has vowed that no intermediary payments will be tolerated. Shivakumar added that the unified A-khata system marks a departure from older e-khata and digitised records frameworks, aiming to restore ownership rights and clean up property records. He remarked that even roads serving a single property, previously kept within gated communities, would now be treated as public roads under this scheme.
Source: PTI
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