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E-Swathu is a Government of Karnataka scheme that helps clarify ownership details of properties in rural areas. It is operated by the Rural Development and Panchayath Raj Department. You can obtain your property’s E-Khatha through the portal e-swathu.kar.nic.in.
The scheme was introduced to cut down forgeries in transactions related to land and property, and to regulate registrations of plots/properties in unauthorised layouts.
The E-Swathu portal is used to maintain the latest records of ownership and physical details of properties under each Gram Panchayat’s (GP’s) dominion, and updating of details in case of transfer of ownership, gift, inheritance, acquisition of land for government projects, court cases, liabilities, restrictions, etc. This portal makes it easier for the gram panchayath to share your property details with other related government departments, town planning offices, and courts.
Please note that the website is in Kannada, so make sure that you can read the language or have someone with you who can read Kannada.
The two most important documents available through E-Swathu are Form-9 and Form-11.
Form-9, also known as A Khata, is created by the respective Gram Panchayats for non-agricultural properties under their dominion. It is issued under the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Grama Panchayat Budgeting and Accounting) Rules 2006 (Rule 28, Amendment Rules 2013). For a property to acquire Form-9, it has to:
Form-11 is also created by the respective GPs for non-agricultural properties under their dominion. It is issued under the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Grama Panchayat Budgeting and Accounting) Rules 2006 (Rule 30, Amendment Rules 2013). The register of this form is also known as the Register of Demand, Collection and Balance of land and building.
Form-9 and Form-11 are basically used to aid the collection of property tax. However, these forms are also mandatory for registration of non-agricultural properties that fall under the jurisidiction of GPs, as per the Revenue department circular number RD 344 MUNOMU 2005 dated 6 April 2009, amended in 2013.
You will need to apply for these forms if you wish to sell your property.
Form-9 and Form-11 can be created only by registered data entry operators and government officials. The procedure to create Form-9 or 11 for a property is given below:
Visit: http://e-swathu.kar.nic.in
Once the forms are created and forwarded to the gram panchayat secretary concerned, the secretary will be able to see, using their login, the forms pending for verification with them. They will verify the application, and either forward it to the Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) or send it for revision.
The PDO will further verify the application for Form-9 and Form-11, and do one of the following:
Follow the instructions given below to get Form-9 and/or Form-11, or to find the details of your property:
Follow the steps given below to find the status of your property, through the Kaveri Reports section of the E-Swathu portal:
You’ll get Request ID, Registration No., Property ID, Name of the Buyer, and Name of the Seller.
While the terminology sounds odd, “mutation of property” is the official record of change in ownership (or title) of a property. The transfer of the property’s title from one person to another could be through sale of the property or inheritance, among other reasons.
Mutation of property – that is, official registration of the change in ownership of a property – ensures that property tax payments are asked for from the right owner. This procedure cannot be done by you; it has to be done by registered gram panchayat or SRO officials. There are 2 main types of property mutations:
To verify or view your property documents on the E-Swathu website, follow the steps given below:
To know whether registration can be done for a property or not, follow the steps given below:
The following documents are required to apply for Form-9 and/or Form-11 with a gram panchayat:
You will need to get Form-9 and Form-11 for your property if you want to sell it and if it is in a GP limit. The main purpose of Form-9 and Form-11 is to allow the Gram Panchayats (GPs) to collect property tax. But these forms have also been deigned necessary for the registration of all non-agricultural properties in a GP’s domain by the Revenue Department.
People whose properties are in one the below categories can apply for Form-9:
People whose properties are in one of the below categories can apply for Form-11:
You can apply for Forms 9 and 11 at the Gram Panchayat Office that the property is a part of. You will need approvals from the Panchayat Development Officer and Gram Panchayat Secretary for the forms to be verified and issued.
Form-9 is part of the Sakala service, so you should get your Form-9 within 45 days from the date of application.
Form-9s and Form-11s issued through E-Swathu contain a Certificate Number (pramaana patrada krama sankhye). This number can be used to verify the authenticity of the document. You can also check the 2D-Barcode on the certificate that contains the PDO’s digital signature.
Forms 9 and 11 issued by GPs in Bangalore, Bangalore (Rural), and Ramanagara are printed on secured stationery and have a hologram and watermark. Each paper has a number that can be seen on the top-right corner. People from other districts can verify their documents using the E-Swathu portal.
Yes. There is a ‘Feedback’ option under the ‘Citizen Corner’ menu on the E-Swathu portal. The only mandatory data to be given to send a feedback is your name and the CAPTCHA code.
Yes, there is an Android app that can be downloaded from Google Play Store.
Check this page for statistics related to E-Swathu.
panchatantra.kar.nic.in/stat/Rpt_eswathu_stat.aspx
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