10-06-2025
E-khata mandatory for building plan approval from July 1 in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Beginning July 1, BBMP will mandate submission of an e-khata for all online building plan approvals, BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Giri Nath has announced. This requirement, part of civic body's digital integration efforts, is aimed at streamlining and speeding up approval process.
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Currently, BBMP's town planning department processes building plan approvals through EoDB-OBPS (Ease of Doing Business–Online Building Plan Approval System) platform, while property ownership records and tax details are managed separately via revenue department's e-aasthi system, which issues e-khatas.
To enhance efficiency, BBMP is integrating these two digital systems. Once integrated, applicants seeking building plan approval will need to enter their property's e-khata or EPID number into EoDB-OBPS software.
This will allow the system to automatically verify property ownership and tax records without the need for manual submission or forwarding of documents to the revenue department.
"This integration will eliminate the redundant step of verifying property documents separately, simplify the process, and enable faster approvals," said Maheshwar Rao, BBMP chief commissioner and additional chief secretary, urban development department.
The new rule will apply to all types of building plan approvals, including Nambike Naksha submissions.
Additionally, under BBMP's new 'trust & verify' policy, assistant directors (town planning) will be required to either approve or reject applications with valid reasons within a set time frame. If they fail to do so, the system will automatically grant 'deemed approval'. In such instances, the respective zonal joint directors (town planning) must report the lapse to zonal commissioner for disciplinary action against the concerned officer.
