BBMP launches doorstep e-khata service via Janasevaka scheme
Bengaluru: Bengaluru property owners can now apply for e-khata from home through the Janasevaka scheme, with government-appointed officials assisting for a nominal fee of ₹160.
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in association with the Directorate of Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (DEDCS) has deployed 91 Janasevakas to offer this doorstep service. This facility is designed for senior citizens and others who may find digital platforms difficult to navigate.
To avail this facility appointment can be booked by calling 080-49203888 or visiting janasevaka.karnataka.gov.in.
Applicants are advised to keep their documents and details ready during the Janasevaka’s visit. The documents required are Aadhaar card, property tax receipt, sale deed or registered deed, BESCOM application number, and a recent photograph of the property.
The service charges include ₹45 for the e-khata application, ₹5 per page for scanning and uploading documents, and ₹15 as a doorstep service fee. Excluding scanning charges, the total comes to ₹160.
BBMP Special Commissioner Munish Moudgil stated that e-khatas are usually issued within three days and in most cases, even within a single day. He added that apartment complexes can organise bulk e-khata melas through the Janasevaka service if required.
So far, about five lakh e-khatas have been issued, though Bengaluru has over 20 lakh properties.
However, the service does not handle complex cases like name mismatches or correction requests, which often get delayed. To address such delays, the BBMP is working on an automated system that would reassign pending applications from one Assistant Revenue Officer (ARO) to another, and may soon direct cases to AROs with better clearance records.
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Mentally unstable man arrested for bludgeoning elderly mother, wife to death in Jharkhand
Lohardaga (Jharkhand) (PTI): A mentally unstable man was arrested for allegedly bludgeoning his elderly mother and wife to death in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place in Dhanamuji village in Bhandra police station area on Saturday evening. The deceased have been identified as Rupi Oraon (62) and Somri Oraon (45), they said.
"The accused, Madwa Oraon, was arrested immediately after the incident. He allegedly attacked his mother and wife with an iron rod after an altercation over some issues, leading to their death on the spot," Lohardaga Superintendent of Police (SP) Sadique Anwar Rizvi said.
He said the bodies of both the victims were sent to Sadar Hospital, Lohardaga for post-mortem examination.
"The accused is mentally unstable. He has been receiving treatment for the last one year. He used to get agitated over small issues, and that might have been the reason behind the incident," another police officer said.
An FIR has been registered against the accused, Manoj Gupta, officer-in-charge of Bhandra police station, said.
