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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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
