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Let's face it. Meaningful real estate developments in India often do not see the light of day because of glitches in the property records. Paper trails that go back decades can be safely blamed for the current misery and the air of suspicion that fills the room the moment a property is mentioned.
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The Karnataka government, in a commendable effort to increase transparency around real estate transactions will shortly start issuing digitally signed khata certificates for property registrations in Bengaluru. BBMP spokespersons emphasized that this is a sure short way to avoid fraud (for example cases where one property has been sold several times over with careless abandon) and fake representation of ownership during conveyance.
The digital khatas will contain 47 types of information, including photographs of the property and its owner(s), in addition to being digitally signed, barcoded and safely stored on the cloud.
DIY Enthusiasts, Cheer Up
With the customised e-Aasthi software's property owner interface, property records can be self updated post events like sale, inheritance, partition, will, gift or land acquisition. There is space for the usual court decrees too. Self updates, are subject to scrutiny and approval by relevant authorities.
Before the naysayer in you begins to take over, please note that since November 2020, the Palike started a pilot in three districts where digital certificates are being successfully issued for almost a year now.