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Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development in-charge D. K. Shivakumar unveiled the sixth warrant — Bhu Guarantee — of the Congress authorities successful Karnataka.
The announcements connected May 13 included a simplification successful the guidance worth outgo that needs to beryllium paid for conversion from B khata to A khata, regularisation of buildings successful BDA areas constructed earlier 2008, notification of setback relaxations, and issuance of sites to onshore losers for the Shivaram Karanth Layout successful Bengaluru.
He besides announced a wide sapling plantation thrust crossed Bengaluru connected June 27.
Earlier, the Congress authorities had rolled retired the proviso for conversion of B khata to A khata successful Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) limits by paying 5% of the guidance worth of the peculiar area. Among the 23 lakh properties successful Bengaluru, astir 7 lakh person B khata. A specified 7,000 sites person been regularised truthful far. The large crushed for the deficiency of involvement is the higher conversion outgo of 5% of the guidance value.
Now, the authorities has decided to trim it to 2%, but the connection volition beryllium a one-time measure. Starting May 16, citizens volition person a 100-day model to apply, aft which the outgo volition again beryllium raised to 5% of the guidance value.
In addition, for properties built connected BDA onshore earlier 2008, the authorities plans to trim the regularisation outgo by 50%. For example, if a spot proprietor has to wage 5% of the guidance worth for regularisation, helium tin present wage conscionable 2.5% and get the spot regularised. There are astir 1 lakh specified properties successful Bengaluru.
Further, Mr. Shivakumar announced that the Urban Development Department volition soon notify caller setback rules, allowing relaxations of up to 15%.
The Deputy Chief Minister revealed that the authorities volition commencement distributing 18,000 sites to 3,500 onshore losers for the improvement of the Shivaram Karanth Layout. Further, helium reiterated projects specified arsenic Phase 1 of the Bengaluru Business Corridor, for which 80% of the onshore acquisition has been completed; contracting retired the abbreviated passageway connecting Hebbal and the University of Agricultural Sciences; and the opening of the Major Arterial Road.
On the juncture of Kempegowda Jayanti, 15 lakh saplings volition beryllium planted crossed Bengaluru, according to Mr. Shivakumar.
He further said that much announcements volition travel successful the adjacent 15 days.
These announcements coincide with the anticipation of long-pending civic elections yet taking spot successful the metropolis this year. While the Karnataka State Election Commission had earlier said civic polls successful Bengaluru volition beryllium held betwixt June 14 and 24, it has precocious filed an exertion earlier the Supreme Court seeking hold till September 30 to clasp the polls upon the petition of officials successful the State Government.
The word of the erstwhile Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) assembly expired successful September 2020. There has been nary predetermination since then. The Supreme Court had, successful January 2026, acceptable a June 30 deadline for civic polls successful the city.
