Bengaluru's B-Khata Conversion Fee Goes Back to 5% on 24 August

Karnataka cut the fee to convert a B-Khata to an A-Khata from 5% of guidance value to 2%. It is a 100-day window and it shuts on 23 August 2026. On a property with a ₹1 crore guidance value, that gap is ₹3 lakh.

What changed

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar announced the cut on 13 May 2026 under a campaign called "Namma Khate, Namma Hakku," which translates to "Our Khata, Our Right." The conversion fee that normally runs at 5% of the property's guidance value drops to 2% for the length of the window. Reports put the number of B-Khata properties in Bengaluru at around 7 lakh.

The discount runs 100 days and closes on 23 August 2026. From 24 August the rate returns to 5%.

The reported conditions: the B-Khata had to be on BBMP records on or before 30 September 2024, property tax dues have to be clear, the property cannot be in live civil litigation, and properties sitting on land marked for roads or parks are excluded. Applications run through the Greater Bengaluru Authority portal, with a Sakala timeline of 30 working days from submission.

Why an A-Khata is worth the fee

A B-Khata records that your property exists. An A-Khata records that it is legitimate. The difference shows up at three moments, and all three decide money.

If you plan to sell or refinance a Bengaluru property in the next few years, this is not paperwork. It is the thing that decides who is allowed to buy it from you.

What this costs

The arithmetic is plain. On a ₹1 crore guidance value, 5% is ₹5 lakh and 2% is ₹2 lakh. Moving before 23 August keeps ₹3 lakh in your pocket. On a standard 30x40 site, one source puts the saving at about ₹2.17 lakh.

Guidance value is not market value. Check yours on the Kaveri portal before you run the numbers on a figure you assumed.

What to do

We report the deadline. We do not file your khata application and we do not vouch for your eligibility.

If you are remote and your khata records are stale, the process is in khata and mutation for a remote owner. If you are untangling which bills and records attach to the flat, read society maintenance bills and khata for a remote owner. For city context, see NRI property management in Bangalore.

One caution. The percentages and the cutoff date above come from press coverage of the announcement, not from a gazette we could pull. Check your own eligibility against the current government order for your ward before you pay anything. Portal behaviour and conditions move.

FAQ

When does the 2% B-Khata conversion fee end? 23 August 2026. From 24 August 2026 the fee reverts to 5% of guidance value.

Is my B-Khata property eligible? The reported cutoff is that the B-Khata was on BBMP records on or before 30 September 2024, with tax dues cleared and no live litigation. Properties on land earmarked for roads or parks are out. Confirm against the government order for your ward.

Do I need to be in Bengaluru to apply? The application runs through the GBA portal and needs your documents and e-KYC. An owner abroad can act through a holder of a registered power of attorney. Power of attorney from the USA to India covers how that document has to be built and registered to hold up.

Own a Bengaluru flat and unsure what your khata says?

66 MG Road keeps NRI owners current on the records that decide whether a property can be sold or borrowed against. We operate in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Gurgaon. Read khata and mutation for a remote owner or request a proposal.

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