India, June 9 -- In a move to streamline the building plan approval process, Bengaluru's civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), has announced that submission of an e-Khata will be mandatory for all online building plan applications starting July 1, 2025.

"Starting from July, it will be mandatory to enter the property's e-Khata/electronic property ID number into the online software and submit the corresponding e-Khata when applying for building plan approval," a statement issued by BBMP said.

The measure is expected to bring greater transparency and efficiency to the city's real estate approval systems.

Currently, the BBMP offers online building plan approval services through the Ease of Doing Business, Online Building P...