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The first-of-its-kind initiative, ‘Nanna e-Khata, Nanna Hakku’, launched by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to present khata-related services astatine 52 unfastened houses crossed the city, received a decent effect connected its archetypal outing. Such unfastened houses volition henceforth beryllium held each Saturday.
On May 16, for some e-Khata and khata conversions, the full applications stood astatine 1,505, according to GBA data.
This effect came successful the backdrop of extended publicity. While the superior absorption was connected B-Khata to A-Khata conversion and issuance of e-Khata, galore citizens visited the centres seeking khata corrections, mutations, and caller khatas arsenic well.
Jayashree Pradeep, a elder national and nonmigratory of Koramangala 4th Block, who visited the centre successful Adugodi, said she obtained the e-Khata for 1 of the 3 properties she owns. “I had been moving from 1 bureau to different aggregate times implicit the past year. I had adjacent attended an e-Khata mela held past year. But I couldn’t get the khata due to the fact that each time, the officers directed maine to different official,” she said.
Another visitor, a nonmigratory of Venkatapura successful Jakkasandra who did not privation to beryllium named, told The Hindu that galore residents of Jakkasandra had not received their e-Khata due to the fact that their property’s ePID fig was missing from the records. “This happened due to the fact that grounds publication numbers 6 and 7 were either not scanned decently oregon were missing. They person present rectified the contented utilizing the 2024 SAS records,” helium said. “Now, galore residents successful my neighbourhood volition beryllium capable to get their e-Khata without immoderate issue,” helium added.
According to officials astatine the centre, they were prepared with each records and had rectified issues that had surfaced successful the past earlier launching the initiative. The officers said they received much requests for e-Khata-related services, portion applications for B to A-Khata conversion were negligible.
Bhagya, a nonmigratory of Shanthinagar, said, “Usually, civic assemblage officials are unresponsive and unapproachable. Today, they did not marque america tally astir to antithetic officials oregon springiness unnecessary reasons. Instead, they addressed our issues,” she said.
However, immoderate issues persisted. Citizens who had earlier registered for B to A-Khata conversion, erstwhile the conversion outgo was 5% of the guidance value, were besides expected to person a 60% discount, bringing the interest down to 2% of the guidance worth of the country wherever the crippled is located. An bid issued connected May 15 stated that adjacent those who had applied earlier would beryllium eligible for the concession. However, the aforesaid was not reflected successful the software, and for galore applicants, the conversion outgo inactive appeared arsenic 5%.
No bribes, please
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who visited 1 of the centres connected May 16, said the inaugural ensures that citizens person khata services without paying immoderate bribe.
“The nationalist should not wage adjacent a azygous rupee arsenic a bribe to anyone. No bribes should beryllium fixed to officials oregon members of immoderate governmental party. As the sixth guarantee, we are offering Bhu Guarantee. If the tract you purchased earlier was astatine a little price, the Khata conversion volition summation the worth of the property,” helium said, urging citizens to marque usage of the opportunity.
