Nanna Khata Nanna Hakku Bengaluru: The B-Khata to A-Khata Window

The short answer. From 15 June 2026, eligible Bengaluru property owners can apply under the state's "Nanna Khata, Nanna Hakku" (My Khata, My Right) drive, part of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's sixth "Bhoo Guarantee" promise, to clean up their khata. Within a 100-day concession window a B-Khata property on an approved layout can be converted to A-Khata for 2% of the guidance value instead of the standard 5%. The trade-off: the cheap rate is time-bound and narrow, properties on unapproved layouts, inside panchayat limits, or carrying violation notices do not qualify, and once the window closes the 5% rate returns.

Quick facts: Karnataka DCM D K Shivakumar announced the Bhoo Guarantee package on 13 May 2026 at the Greater Bengaluru Authority headquarters; the regularisation drive opened on 16 May 2026 and the formal application window opened on 15 June 2026 for three months, covering a city base of nearly 23 lakh recognised properties (about 16 lakh A-Khata and 7 lakh B-Khata), per The Hans India.

What exactly is the Nanna Khata Nanna Hakku window that opened on 15 June 2026?

It is a time-limited khata clean-up drive, not a blanket amnesty. The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is running weekly Saturday camps at 10 designated centres so owners can regularise eligible properties and convert a B-Khata to a full A-Khata. The campaign is the property-records leg of the Congress government's "Bhoo Guarantee", framed as a sixth guarantee for Bengaluru after the five statewide welfare guarantees. According to NewsFirst Prime, the campaign began on 16 May 2026 and the application route opened on 15 June, with owners able to apply by paying the prescribed share of guidance value to regularise eligible properties.

For buyers, the headline is that a B-Khata, long treated as a second-class document that banks hesitate to lend against, can finally become an A-Khata at a discount. That matters because an A-Khata is what most lenders, plan-sanction desks and resale buyers actually want to see. A B-Khata records that a property exists and pays tax, but it does not certify that the property complies with planning norms, which is why home loans, building-plan approvals and clean resales tend to stall on it.

The drive sits on top of a years-long push to digitise Bengaluru's property records, and the GBA says it has already brought more than 23 lakh records online. The practical effect is that ownership and khata details that once meant a trip to a revenue counter can increasingly be checked before you commit, which is exactly what a careful buyer should do here.

How much does the B-Khata to A-Khata conversion cost during the concession?

During the 100-day concession an eligible B-Khata to A-Khata conversion costs 2% of the guidance value, against the standard 5%. The Hans India reports the package digitised more than 23 lakh property records and set the concessional conversion at 2% of guidance value for early applicants, after which the 5% rate applies again. The New Indian Express similarly reported that the government brought a one-time settlement for roughly 7 lakh B-Khata owners to convert to A-Khata by paying 2% of guidance value, per its 13 May 2026 report.

On a property with a guidance value of, say, Rs 80 lakh, the gap between 2% and 5% is the difference between roughly Rs 1.6 lakh and Rs 4 lakh in conversion charge. That is real money, but it is not the whole bill: betterment charges, pending property tax and any layout-level dues still sit on top. Buyers should price the conversion as a package, not as the headline percentage alone, because the side charges can rival the conversion fee itself on an older property.

There is also a timing trap. The 2% rate is tied to applying inside the concession window, not to the date conversion is finally granted. Since the GBA itself flags that a B-Khata to A-Khata file can take anywhere from a couple of months to about six months to clear, the safe reading is that the discount protects early filers, not late deciders. If you are negotiating a purchase around this, the filing date is the date that matters.

Which Bengaluru properties qualify, and which are shut out?

Only B-Khata properties on approved layouts, with cleared tax dues and adequate road access, qualify for the concessional conversion. The scheme deliberately excludes large categories. Properties on unapproved or revenue layouts, properties inside gram panchayat limits rather than GBA limits, properties with structural violations, and properties carrying active demolition or violation notices do not get the cheap route.

If you are buying, treat eligibility as a due-diligence checkpoint, not a guarantee. A seller advertising "A-Khata coming soon under the new scheme" is making a promise the GBA, not the seller, controls. Confirm the layout's approval status and the property's current khata classification before you pay an advance.

How does this connect to the wider Bhoo Guarantee package?

The khata drive is one piece of a larger announcement, so do not confuse the parts. Alongside Nanna Khata Nanna Hakku, the 13 May package covered building-deviation relief, distribution of sites in the Shivaram Karanth Layout, sale of BDA apartments in Whitefield, and a citywide green drive. Each has its own rules and its own dates. The 2% khata concession applies only to the khata leg; it does not regularise a building that exceeds sanctioned plans, which falls under a separate deviation-relief track.

If you want the mechanics of how a khata is split or merged when you buy part of a property, our explainer on khata bifurcation and amalgamation in Bengaluru walks through the paperwork. For the civic levy that often surfaces at the khata stage, see our guide to betterment charges in Bengaluru.

What does the window change for a Bengaluru home buyer right now?

It sharpens your negotiating position on B-Khata stock. If a seller's property is genuinely eligible, the conversion is cheaper and faster to argue for than at any recent point, and you can ask the seller to complete it, or to discount the price by the conversion cost, before registration. The risk is the reverse: buyers who pay a premium for an "A-Khata in progress" promise that later fails the eligibility test are left holding a B-Khata at the old 5% cost.

Because guidance value sets the conversion charge, the number on the Kaveri portal is doing double duty here. Our walkthrough on how to read guidance value on Kaveri shows where to find it. Keep in mind the conversion charge rides on guidance value, so any future guidance-value revision changes the arithmetic.

What should buyers verify before relying on the scheme?

Verify the property's current status on the official GBA and e-Aasthi systems rather than trusting a brochure. The conversion involves betterment-charge computation, dimensional verification and zoning checks, so an application is not an approval. Build timelines into your sale agreement: a clause that conversion must be completed, or money held in escrow, protects you if the GBA rejects the file.

1. Confirm whether the property is A-Khata, B-Khata, or on a revenue or panchayat record before paying any advance.
2. Check the layout's approval status with the GBA; unapproved layouts are excluded from the 2% route.
3. Ask for proof that all property tax dues are cleared, since arrears block eligibility.
4. Get the guidance value from the Kaveri portal so you can compute the 2% conversion charge yourself.
5. Treat any "A-Khata coming soon" claim as conditional and put completion duties in writing.
6. Budget separately for betterment charges, which sit on top of the conversion fee.
7. Note the concession is time-bound; confirm the application is filed within the 100-day window.

Is this the same as the May 2026 regularisation map, or a new step?

It is the application stage of the same Bhoo Guarantee programme, not a separate scheme. The 13 May announcement set the policy and the 100-day concession; the 16 May launch opened the camps; and 15 June opened the formal application route. So the 2% rate, the 23 lakh property base and the eligibility carve-outs are consistent across the timeline. What changed on 15 June is that owners could actually file, which is why due diligence on eligibility matters most now.

The cleaner takeaway for buyers: a discounted, time-bound path exists to fix a B-Khata, but it rewards only properties that were already on the right side of the eligibility line. It does not turn a revenue site or a violation-laden building into a clean title.

Is B-Khata to A-Khata conversion really cheaper now?

Yes, for a limited window. Eligible B-Khata properties on approved layouts can convert to A-Khata for 2% of guidance value during the 100-day concession, against the usual 5%. The concessional rate is time-bound, and once the window closes the standard 5% charge applies again to the same conversion.

Who cannot use the 2% concession?

Properties on unapproved or revenue layouts, those inside gram panchayat limits rather than GBA limits, properties with structural violations, and properties carrying active demolition or violation notices are excluded. Pending property tax dues also block eligibility. The cheap route is reserved for approved-layout B-Khata properties with their dues cleared and adequate road access.

When did the application window open?

The formal application route opened on 15 June 2026 for a three-month period, as part of the Nanna Khata Nanna Hakku drive announced on 13 May 2026 by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. The regularisation camps had begun earlier, on 16 May 2026, with weekly Saturday sessions at ten designated Greater Bengaluru Authority centres.

Should a buyer pay extra for an "A-Khata soon" promise?

No, not without protection. An application is not an approval, and eligibility is decided by the GBA, not the seller. If conversion fails, you keep a B-Khata at the higher 5% cost. Put completion duties in the sale agreement, hold money in escrow if needed, and verify the property's status on official systems first.

Last updated 2026-06-17. PropNewz Team.