Karnataka to distribute 10 lakh e-Khata certificates in Bengaluru in April

Bengaluru real estate: Karnataka to issue 10 lakh e-Khata certificates in April, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on X on February 25

Updated on: Feb 26, 2026, 10:05:26 IST

Written by Souptik Datta

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The government of Karnataka will distribute over 10 lakh e-Khata certificates in April as part of Bengaluru’s ongoing property record digitisation drive, Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar said on X on February 25.

Karnataka will distribute over 10 lakh e-Khata certificates in April under Bengaluru’s property digitisation drive, D.K. Shivakumar said on February 25.. (Representational Image) (Pexels )

Shivakumar announced that a special distribution campaign will be held on the third Sunday of April to directly issue e-Khata certificates to property owners in a streamlined manner.

"More than 10 lakh properties in Bengaluru have been covered under the e-Khata process. On the third Sunday of April, we will conduct a dedicated distribution drive to issue e-Khata certificates directly to citizens in a streamlined manner,” he said in the X post.

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The conversion process from b-Khata to a-Khata has also commenced. So far, around 7,000 applications for conversion have been received. Revenue officials are conducting field inspections to verify whether the properties are abutting the government roads and are geo-tagging them. This process is causing some delay, Shivakumar said on February 21 while addressing reporters at the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) office.

E-Khata is the electronic version of the traditional khata certificate, introduced by Bengaluru's municipal body in October 2024. This digital record is available online, where property owners can apply for, download, and verify their khata without visiting the municipal office.

The system was introduced to replace manual khata certificates (legal land ownership documents) issued by the city’s former municipal body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), with the promise of quick, online issuance within 48 hours. For homebuyers, it was expected to bring clarity to ownership records, reduce fraud, and streamline property transactions. For developers, especially those handling large projects, digitisation was meant to cut paperwork and speed up registrations.

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GBA approves 60,000 b-Khata to a-Khata conversion

GBA has already approved 60,000 b-Khata-to-a-Khata conversions, with over 1.2 lakh applications received, Shivakumar had announced earlier.

He had also announced a time-bound system to expedite khata conversion within 15 days. “E-Khatas are being delivered at citizens’ doorsteps, and over 15,000 applications to convert b-Khata to a-Khata are under process,” he wrote on X.

“With doorstep e-Khata delivery, faster approvals, and time-bound conversions, the system is being redesigned to save citizens time, money, and unnecessary visits to offices,” Shivakumar said.

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Souptik Datta
Souptik Datta is a deputy chief content producer at Hindustan Times Digital, where he reports on southern India with a focus on real estate, urban infrastructure and environmental urban issues. His coverage tracks the intersection of policy, capital flows, regulation and sustainability, examining how these forces shape housing markets, commercial real estate and large-scale infrastructure development across rapidly transforming cities. He also closely tracks civic issues affecting urban residents, including property taxation, planning approvals, public transport expansion, water stress, waste management and the governance challenges that influence everyday life in India’s metros. Souptik’s reporting is driven by a strong interest in accountability, consumer rights and the lived realities of homebuyers and investors navigating volatile pricing cycles, regulatory changes and project delivery risks. He frequently analyses project launches, land monetisation strategies, planning frameworks, RERA-related developments and the broader implications of infrastructure investments on emerging growth corridors. His work blends on-ground reporting with data-backed analysis and long-form explainers aimed at demystifying complex real estate and infrastructure developments for readers. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media. Before joining Hindustan Times Digital, Souptik was associated with Moneycontrol at Network 18, where he covered real estate, infrastructure and allied sectors, producing market insights, policy-led stories and in-depth features. Outside the newsroom, Souptik is an avid solo traveller and documentary enthusiast, exploring diverse regions and visually documenting unique narratives through film and photography. In his early career, Souptik also freelanced as a documentary photographer, independently working on visual storytelling projects that captured grassroots narratives, urban change and everyday life. He can be reached at souptik.datta@htdigital.in.Read More

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