Bengaluru joint property owners can now apply online to divide a single A-eKhata into separate records, after the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the city’s five corporations launched a plot sub-division service on the eAasthi 2.0 platform on Saturday. The service is intended to simplify property transactions for families, legal heirs, relatives and non-family co-owners whose individual shares are already recorded in one A-eKhata.
Under the new system, eligible owners can submit details, upload documents, pay the applicable fee and apply for separate e-khatas in their respective names. Once the records are created, each owner can independently manage transactions such as sale, mortgage, gift deeds, building plan applications and property tax payments, according to details reported by the Times of India.
The online facility addresses a common administrative difficulty faced by people who jointly own a site but cannot independently transact against their recorded share. Previously, such owners could face complications when attempting to sell, gift or mortgage their portion, obtain building approval or pay property tax separately. Officials said the digital process would reduce dependence on manual procedures and streamline property-related services.
The service is limited to A-eKhata properties in which the share of every joint owner has already been clearly recorded. It applies to vacant sites and plots with buildings measuring up to 2,000 square metres. Multi-storey apartment units are excluded, while plots larger than 2,000 square metres will continue to be handled through the existing town planning approval process.
The new subdivision must meet several physical and access conditions. Every resulting plot must have a minimum area of 50 square metres and road frontage of at least six metres. It must also have independent access to a public road, either directly or through an internal road. Where an internal access road is required, it must be at least 3.5 metres wide. These requirements link the digital record change to minimum planning and access standards rather than allowing ownership records to be divided without considering the physical layout of the property.
Applicants must upload a subdivision sketch prepared by a registered architect. The sketch is required to show the original plot boundaries, the proposed division among the joint owners and the details of road access. The application can then be submitted through the GBA’s eAasthi portal, where applicants can enter their information, upload supporting documents and make digital payments after approval.
The subdivision fee will be calculated as a percentage of the property’s guidance value. Residential properties will attract a fee of 0.2 per cent, while the charge for non-residential properties will be 0.5 per cent. For example, a residential property with a guidance value of Rs 1 crore would incur a fee of Rs 20,000. The service is now available through the eAasthi 2.0 platform for owners who meet the eligibility, access and plot-size requirements.
