Bengaluru: Lukewarm response to 'B' khata conversion scheme

Bengaluru: The state government’s scheme to convert 'B' khata properties into 'A' khata has received a poor response, with only 1,169 applications filed in the first week of its launch.

The scheme, which opened on November 1 and will remain open for 100 days, aims to regularise 7.5 lakh properties. Officials believe the decision to charge 5% of the property’s guidance value as a conversion fee has deterred many applicants.

Meanwhile, 7.9 lakh applications have been received for e-khata registration, of which 7.83 lakh have already been approved.

GBA Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao said earlier technical glitches in the e-khata process have been fixed. “Like any new system, this might have faced initial problems, but they have been addressed, and applications are now being processed faster,” he said.

To encourage more citizens to apply for e-khata and khata conversion, the GBA plans to conduct khata camps across the city.