More than 2,700 citizens of Bengaluru attended the second e-Khata drive organized by the Greater Bengaluru Authority on Saturday, May 4, 2026 [1].
The initiative aims to digitize property ownership records and resolve long-standing grievances. By streamlining the verification process, the city seeks to reduce legal disputes over land ownership and facilitate easier property transactions for residents.
This second iteration of the "Nanna e-Khata, Nanna Hakku" (My e-Khata, My Right) campaign functioned across 52 centers located within city corporations under the GBA [2, 3]. The drive focuses on property-record verification and grievance redressal through the GBA's Bhoo Guarantee scheme [3, 4].
During the second day of the campaign, the authority received 809 new e-Khata applications [5]. This follows a productive start to the initiative, with more than 1,200 applications cleared in the previous week [2].
The push toward digital records is part of a larger systemic shift in how the city manages land data. Currently, 13 lakh property records are available for download online [6]. This digital transition is intended to minimize the need for physical visits to government offices and reduce the potential for record tampering.
The GBA has designed these drives to operate on Saturdays to accommodate working professionals who cannot visit municipal offices during standard business hours [4]. By deploying staff across dozens of centers, the authority aims to clear the backlog of pending property certificates and ensure that residents have legal, digital proof of ownership.
“Over 2,700 citizens attended the second e-Khata drive”
The transition to e-Khatas represents a critical shift toward a transparent, digital land registry in Bengaluru. By moving 1.3 million records online and hosting targeted grievance drives, the GBA is attempting to dismantle a legacy of bureaucratic delays and fragmented paper records that often lead to property litigation and fraud.
