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The Karnataka government has launched the ‘Bhoo Guarantee – Nanna Khata, Nanna Hakku’ programme aimed at digitising and regularising nearly 23 lakh properties across Bengaluru. The initiative includes a 100-day one-time settlement window allowing around seven lakh B-Khata property owners to convert their holdings into A-Khata status by paying 2% of the guidance value instead of the existing 5% fee. The programme, announced by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, also proposes relaxation in building violation norms and expansion of property digitisation through Aadhaar-linked records and GIS mapping. Weekly open-house camps will be organised across Bengaluru to support property owners with e-Khata services and grievance resolution. The move is expected to impact property documentation, transactions, utility access and regularisation across the city’s residential market.
The Karnataka government announced earlier this week a large-scale property regularisation and digitisation initiative titled ‘Bhoo Guarantee – Nanna Khata, Nanna Hakku’, under which nearly 23 lakh properties across Bengaluru will be brought under a revised documentation and settlement framework aimed at resolving long-pending khata and ownership issues. Advertisement
Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D. K. Shivakumar said the programme would provide relief to lakhs of property owners, particularly holders of B-Khata properties facing documentation, utility and legal challenges linked to property regularisation. The campaign is scheduled to begin on May 16 and will continue for 100 days. Special camps will be organised every Saturday across multiple Greater Bengaluru Authority centres to assist residents with e-Khata services, conversion procedures and grievance redressal.
According to the state government, Bengaluru currently has around 23 lakh officially recognised properties recorded across nearly 7,000 manual registers that have now been scanned and digitised. Of these, approximately 16 lakh are A-Khata properties, while around seven lakh remain categorised as B-Khata properties, many of them located in revenue pockets or layouts lacking complete approvals and documentation.
Under the revised framework, eligible B-Khata property owners will be allowed to convert their properties into A-Khata status by paying 2% of the guidance value during the 100-day settlement period, compared to the earlier 5% conversion fee. The state government described the move as a temporary relief measure aimed at accelerating regularisation and improving legal clarity for property owners.
The government also announced proposed relaxations in building violation norms. At present, buildings with deviations exceeding 5% are generally ineligible for regularisation and utility connections. The state now plans to increase the permissible threshold to 15%, which officials said could help thousands of households secure electricity and water connections.
In addition, the state government proposed setback relaxations of up to 50% for commonly developed residential plot sizes including 20x30, 30x40 and 40x60 sites, citing Bengaluru’s high land costs and dense urban development patterns.
Officials stated that the programme also includes Aadhaar-linked digitisation of property records, GIS mapping and integration of mobile-based verification systems to reduce fraud and improve transparency in property ownership records. The government indicated that the digital framework is intended to minimise dependence on manual processes and intermediaries during property transactions and documentation procedures.
The initiative is expected to influence Bengaluru’s residential property market, particularly in areas with a high concentration of B-Khata properties where legal ambiguities have historically affected financing, resale and development activity. Industry observers indicated that improved documentation and easier regularisation could strengthen transaction activity and loan eligibility across several residential micro-markets in the city.
Source - PTI
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