Golden Opportunity: Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar announces 2% fee for converting B-Khata to A-Khata for 100-day period
Bengaluru, May 13
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday announced that the State government is offering a "golden opportunity" of 100 days for the conversion of B Khata to an A Khata at a reduced 2 per cent fee instead of 5 per cent. The initiative gives a total of 60 per cent discount.
"Today, there is a special announcement: We are offering a 'Golden Opportunity' for a 100-day period. Typically, converting a B-Khata to an A-Khata requires a 5% guidance value fee. However, for these 100 days, citizens who apply and provide correct documentation will only be charged a 2% fee, a 60% discount," he said.
"For example, if a property is valued at Rs 1 crore, the fee would normally be Rs 5 lakhs; under this scheme, it will be reduced to Rs 2 lakhs," he added.
The Deputy CM noted that a campaign "Namma Khate, Namma Hakku" has been launched to secure property rights for 2.3 million owners at their doorsteps.
"We have launched the 'Namma Khate, Namma Hakku' (Our Khata, Our Right) campaign to secure property rights for 2.3 million owners at their doorsteps. Of these, 1.6 million are A-Khatas (properties with clear titles, tax history, and approved plans). There are also 700,000 B-Khatas," he said.
Shivakumar further emphasised that the government has decided to increase the violation limit (deviations from the original plan, like extra floors, balcony, etc) of buildings up to 15 per cent from 5 per cent after reviewing the restrictions on providing electricity and water to buildings with violations in order to help thousands of families get basic utilities.
"Based on Supreme Court guidelines, we have reviewed the restrictions on providing electricity and water to buildings with violations. Currently, only buildings with violations up to 5% are eligible. We are deciding in the next cabinet meeting to increase this limit to 15%, which will help thousands of families get basic utilities," he said.
"We are also introducing a 'Setback Relaxation' of up to 50% for standard plot sizes (20x30, 30x40, 40x60) given the high land value in Bengaluru," he added.
— ANI
Reader Comments
2% fee instead of 5% is great, but what about the lakhs of people who already paid 5%? Feels like the government should have done this earlier. Also, increasing violation limits to 15% seems risky—could encourage more illegal construction. Hope there's proper scrutiny.
As a Bengaluru resident, this is a big relief. B-Khata properties were always a headache for selling or getting loans. The "Namma Khate, Namma Hakku" campaign sounds promising if they actually go door-to-door. But knowing our system, I'll believe it when I see it.
Good move by DK Shivakumar to regularize properties. But the increase in violation limit from 5% to 15% for electricity and water? That's basically legalizing unauthorized extensions. The city is already chaotic with building norms being ignored. This might create more problems.
The setback relaxation for small plots is smart—land is so expensive in Bengaluru that everyone builds up to the edge. But I worry this will just normalize rampant construction without any planning. Still, for middle-class families who can't afford proper setbacks, this is helpful.
I live in a B-Khata property in Whitefield. This is a golden chance to finally get proper titles. But the 100-day deadline is tight—hope the government provides enough counters and online options for the 700,000 B-Khata holders. Let's see if it actually happens without corruption.
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