Thousands of e-khata applications pending in Bengaluru as software failures and staffing shortages persist

Key Points

1. E-khata applications in Bengaluru face delays due to missing ARO signatures and software issues.
2. In North Corporation, 22% of book-khata applications are pending or rejected.
3. Over 78% of new-khata applications are stuck since September 10 in North Corporation.
4. Attur, Thanisandra, and Jakkur wards have the highest backlogs of pending e-khata applications.
5. Delays in e-khata approvals are affecting property transactions in Bengaluru.
6. The new property registration software lacks clear rejection reasons, causing manual verification delays.
7. Shortage of IT staff in GBA exacerbates the problem of resolving data mismatches and signature verification issues.