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BENGALURU: Property owners within the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) limits face significant challenges in obtaining khata-related services for their properties, as khata bifurcation has been on hold for several years. The process for converting B-khata properties to A-khata has been exceedingly slow, and there are no provisions for khata division, leaving countless citizens with unusable property records.
Residents believe that a shift in policy has exacerbated the issue. Previously, the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) managed khata bifurcation, but this responsibility has since moved to the GBA’s town planning department. Officials assert that approvals can be granted only after modifications to zonal regulations. Despite the widespread impact on property owners, the GBA has yet to take decisive action to amend these regulations, resulting in a prolonged impasse.
This stagnation has critically affected owners of ancestral properties, co-owned assets, and large land parcels that have been subdivided into smaller plots. Property owners report years of waiting for khata bifurcation. When family properties are divided, each sibling requires a separate khata. Khata bifurcation is also essential for selling a portion of a site, constructing on part of a plot, or securing bank loans. With no approvals in sight, many are unable to sell, build, or leverage their properties for loans.
The complications deepen with the refusal to issue new khatas for vacant sites. Even properties where old buildings have been demolished are not granted khata.
Many applications are consistently rejected, and applicants often receive no updates on their status or reasons for rejection. Residents claim that officials have neglected their grievances, leading to considerable financial distress. This problem is particularly severe in areas that were integrated into the BBMP from village panchayats, city municipal councils, and town municipal councils. Although the revenue department has transitioned services like e-khata and B-khata to A-khata conversion online to reduce corruption, citizens report that this has not improved service delivery. Without khata, properties cannot be sold or mortgaged, limiting access to loans and legitimate transactions. Nearly 5,000 applications for A-khata for B-khata properties have been submitted, but officials note that close to 99 percent of applicants failed to upload layout plan documents, providing only property photographs. Consequently, no conversions have been completed thus far. The GBA has now opted to create the necessary layout documents internally, a strategy officials believe could generate revenue exceeding ₹5,000 crore.
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