| Term | Meaning |
|---|
| Khata | BBMP's account of a property for tax and identification: owner liable for tax, property number, dimensions, use. Not a title document. Comes as a Khata certificate (existence, owner) and a Khata extract (details). |
| A Khata | Khata in the main register, for properties complying with bye-laws and approved layouts. Needed for plan sanction, most bank loans and a clean sale. |
| B Khata | Entry in the "B register" for properties with irregularities (unapproved layout, no conversion, deviations). Taxed, but with restricted rights. Some are eligible for conversion to A Khata. |
| e-Khata | The digital Khata issued through BBMP's e-Aasthi system, with a property identifier. Now required for registration of property within BBMP limits. |
| e-Aasthi | BBMP's online property record and e-Khata platform, where owners search, verify and apply for their digital Khata. |
| EPID | The e-Khata property identification number assigned on e-Aasthi, used in applications such as Khata conversion. |
| Khata transfer / mutation | Updating the Khata to the new owner after sale, gift, inheritance, partition or release. Different from registration of the deed. |
| Khata bifurcation / amalgamation | Splitting one Khata into several (units of a building, divided sites, heirs) or merging adjacent properties into one. |
| Encumbrance Certificate (EC) | Sub-registrar's certificate listing registered transactions (sales, mortgages, releases) on a property for a period. Obtained via Kaveri Online Services or the office. |
| RTC / Pahani | Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops — the revenue record for agricultural land, showing ownership and cultivation. |
| DC conversion | Deputy Commissioner's order converting agricultural land to non-agricultural use; required before layout approval, sanction and A Khata. |
| Guidance value | The government's minimum value for a property, on which stamp duty and registration fees are computed. |
| Plan sanction | BBMP/BDA approval of a building plan under the bye-laws, required before construction. |
| Occupancy certificate (OC) | Certificate after completion that the building conforms to the sanctioned plan and is fit for occupation. |
| SAS | Self-Assessment Scheme for BBMP property tax: owners declare area and use and pay accordingly; under-declaration attracts penalty. |
| BDA / BMRDA / BIAPPA | Bangalore Development Authority; Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority; Bangalore International Airport Area Planning Authority — planning authorities for areas outside or overlapping BBMP. |
| Power of attorney (POA) | Document authorising someone to act for the owner; for NRIs, executed abroad and adjudicated/registered in Karnataka. |
