BENGALURU – In a significant step towards streamlining property documentation and enhancing transparency, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has announced that E-Khata will be mandatory for all building plan approvals starting July 1. BBMP Chief Commissioner Maheswar Rao confirmed this mandate on Monday.
An E-Khata is an electronic property certificate that maintains crucial ownership information within an online database. This digitization aims to simplify the approval process for property owners and developers alike.
Effective July 1, the procedure requiring the forwarding of property ownership records to the BBMP’s Revenue Department for manual verification will also be discontinued. This change is expected to significantly reduce bureaucratic hurdles and accelerate the approval timeline.
Commissioner Rao elaborated on the “Trust & Verify” approach that will govern preliminary plan approvals. Under this new system, approvals will be confirmed or rejected by the respective assistant directors (town planning) within a specified timeframe, with valid reasons provided for any rejections.
The BBMP currently offers online building plan approval services through its EoDB-OBPS software. Furthermore, the Revenue Department of the BBMP has already implemented the E-Aasthi software, which is actively being used to issue E-Khatas for properties situated within the BBMP limits. These existing digital platforms are expected to facilitate a smooth transition to the mandatory E-Khata system.
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