e-Khata in Bangalore (2026): what it is, how to apply, check your status and charges

If you are buying, selling or registering property anywhere within Bengaluru's civic limits, you can no longer avoid e-Khata. Since 2024 the Karnataka government has linked property registration in the city to a valid e-Khata, and the older physical khata document is being phased out. The system is now run by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), which has taken over the erstwhile BBMP's property-record functions, and it has gone fully online — application, document upload, payment, status check and download all happen on the e-Aasthi portal, with no office visit required. This guide explains what e-Khata actually is, how to apply for it, how to check your application status online, what it costs, and the traps that catch B-Khata and revenue-site owners.

What e-Khata is — and what it is not

A khata is the property-tax account record that the municipal body maintains for a property — it records the property, its area and use, and the person liable to pay tax on it. It is not a title document and does not by itself prove ownership. e-Khata is simply the digitised, centrally-stored version of that record, issued through the BBMP's online system (the e-Aasthi / e-Khata platform) instead of as a physically signed paper extract.

Crucially, e-Khata does not change the legal status of a property. An A-Khata property gets a digital A-Khata; a B-Khata property gets a digital B-Khata. Digitisation makes the record tamper-resistant and verifiable online — it does not regularise an unauthorised construction or cure a missing layout approval. Anyone who tells you that getting an e-Khata 'converts' a B-Khata to A-Khata is mistaken.

Draft e-Khata vs final e-Khata

BBMP generated draft e-Khatas for lakhs of properties using existing tax and registration data. A draft e-Khata is auto-populated and is not the finished document — it exists so owners can verify the particulars, correct errors, and complete the process. The final e-Khata is issued only after the owner submits the required documents, the details are verified, and any dues are cleared. For registration and loan purposes, the final e-Khata is the one that matters.

The first thing any Bangalore property owner should do is pull up their draft e-Khata online, check that the owner name, extent, address and property identification number are correct, and then move it toward final issuance well before they need it for a transaction.

How to check your e-Khata online

Everything happens on the GBA e-Aasthi portal at bbmpeaasthi.karnataka.gov.in. There are two distinct checks: looking up your draft or final e-Khata record, and tracking the status of an application you have already submitted.

Look up your khata record

1. Open the e-Aasthi portal at bbmpeaasthi.karnataka.gov.in.
2. Search using your e-PID (the property identification number), application acknowledgement number, or owner and ward details.
3. Locate your draft or final e-Khata and review every field — owner name, property extent, usage, and whether it sits on the A or B register.
4. Download the record for your files and note any mismatch against your sale deed and tax-paid receipts.

Track an application's status

If you have already applied, use the eKhata Application Status page on the same portal and enter your reference number. An application moves through a fixed ladder — Draft, Submitted, Under Verification, Approved, and finally Issued. The Issued stage is the only one that produces a usable, digitally-signed final e-Khata; anything earlier is not yet valid for registration or a loan.

How to apply for (and finalise) your e-Khata

1. Register or log in on the GBA e-Aasthi portal (bbmpeaasthi.karnataka.gov.in) with a mobile number and Aadhaar-linked details.
2. Open your draft e-Khata and start the application to convert it into a final e-Khata.
3. Upload the supporting documents — typically the registered sale deed, latest property-tax-paid receipt, an Aadhaar/identity proof, and, depending on the property, the previous khata, EC and occupancy or completion documents.
4. Pay the applicable charges online and submit. The application is routed to the jurisdictional officer for verification.
5. On approval, download the digitally-signed final e-Khata. It carries a verifiable signature and can be cross-checked online by a buyer or a bank.

If a field in the draft is wrong, do not ignore it. Errors in name spelling, extent, or PID will surface later at the sub-registrar's counter or with a lender, and correcting them mid-transaction is slower than fixing them in advance.

How long it takes — and the 5-day auto-approval rule

The process has sped up sharply. Where a final e-Khata once meant repeated follow-ups with revenue officials, the GBA now turns most applications around in a few working days when the documents are in order. In March 2026, responding to complaints that officials were sitting on files without giving reasons, the authority introduced an auto-approval rule: a final e-Khata application that is not acted on within five working days is approved automatically by the system. The intent is to cut the delays and the middlemen that the manual khata process was notorious for.

e-Khata charges in Bangalore

Pulling and reviewing your draft e-Khata online is generally free. Finalising it involves the standard administrative and khata charges, and where the khata is being transferred into a new owner's name on a resale, the usual khata-transfer fees and any property-tax arrears apply. Charge schedules are revised periodically by the municipal body, so confirm the current amounts on the official portal or at a Bangalore One / BBMP help centre rather than relying on a figure quoted by a broker.

B-Khata, revenue sites and gram-panchayat properties

B-Khata properties are being brought into the e-Khata system as B-register entries — they receive a digital record, but it does not upgrade their status. Revenue sites (plots on land that was never converted from agricultural use or never went through an approved layout) remain the highest-risk category: a digital entry does not substitute for DC conversion and layout approval. For properties outside BBMP limits under a gram panchayat, the relevant digital record is the rural e-Swathu system, not BBMP e-Khata — buyers in peripheral and recently-absorbed areas should confirm which system actually governs the property.

For the underlying A-Khata versus B-Khata question, and whether a B-Khata can be converted at all, see PropWatch's dedicated explainer and the 2025 conversion-window guide linked below.

e-Khata in Bangalore: common questions

What does e-Khata mean?

e-Khata means the electronic, digitally-signed version of a property's khata — the municipal record that links a property to the person liable to pay tax on it. In Kannada, khata (khate) simply means account. e-Khata is that same account issued online through the GBA e-Aasthi system instead of as a paper extract. It records the property and the taxpayer; it is not a title deed and does not by itself prove ownership.

Is e-Khata the same as the BBMP khata?

It is the same record, digitised. What was issued as a BBMP khata is now generated as an e-Khata by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), which has taken over BBMP's property-record functions. The BBMP e-Khata and GBA e-Khata refer to the same digital khata on the e-Aasthi portal; only the issuing authority's name has changed.

How do I verify an e-Khata before buying?

Pull the property's e-Khata on the e-Aasthi portal using its e-PID or the owner details, and check that the owner name, extent and property identification match the sale deed. Confirm whether it sits on the A or B register, and that it is a final (not draft) e-Khata. Cross-check it against a fresh encumbrance certificate and the seller's tax-paid receipts — the khata alone is not proof of clean title.

What are the e-Khata charges?

Viewing your draft e-Khata online is free. Finalising or transferring it attracts a nominal service charge plus the standard khata and any khata-transfer fees, payable online through the e-Aasthi portal, along with any property-tax arrears. Charge schedules are revised periodically, so confirm the current amount on the official portal rather than relying on a figure quoted by an intermediary — and treat any cash 'fast-track' fee as a red flag.

SourceGBA e-Aasthi — official e-Khata portal, application, status check and download (Bengaluru)

SourceDeccan Herald — Bengaluru e-Khata to be cleared in five days or approved automatically (13 March 2026)

SourcePropWatch — What is A Khata and B Khata in Bangalore: the foundational difference

SourcePropWatch — B-Khata to A-Khata conversion in Bangalore: 2025 window, eligibility and cost

SourcePropWatch — How to check your e-Khata application status online in Bangalore

SourcePropWatch — e-Khata for revenue sites in Bangalore: how to apply, and why the digital record is not clean title

SourcePropWatch — Bangalore real estate legal & K-RERA report