India, Oct. 23 -- In a move expected to benefit 6.5 lakh property owners across Bengaluru's urban, rural, and south districts, the Karnataka government has launched a large-scale e-Khata regularisation initiative. The drive covers around 2.8 lakh properties in Bengaluru urban and 1.8 lakh each in the rural and south districts that are eligible for e-Khatas, according to data from the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) department.

The initiative, part of the e-Swathu digitisation programme, seeks to bring thousands of unauthorised or unrecorded properties under the official documentation system, granting them formal recognition and facilitating smoother ownership transfers and taxation.

Officials said the initiative will enable r...