Summary of this article
E-Khata glitches stall Mysuru property deals.
Rs 1,000 crore transactions remain blocked.
Developers seek interim manual registrations.
The real estate sector in Karnataka is facing a serious digital and administrative bottleneck. Approximately Rs 1,000 crore worth of property transactions in the city of Mysuru have remained stalled for over two and a half months due to ongoing issues with the state’s e-Khata system.
In 2025, the Indian real estate underwent a series of administrative shifts and reforms. The e-Khata system, which has been introduced in Karnataka, turned out to be the most prominent change. Due to this, the state witnesses new introductions to homeownership. The e-Khata system has made property ownership records entirely digital, which has brought overdue transparency to the system.
This reform has marked a change from the city’s paper-heavy and disconnected paperwork systems. E-Khata has changed how properties are verified, bought, sold, and regulated, which directly impacts the homebuyers, sellers, developers, and municipal authorities alike.
However, this shift from manual to digital processing has rather triggered a widespread delay and operational bottlenecks in the state. The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India (CREDAI), Mysuru Chapter, has been vocal in highlighting how the e-Khata glitches are chronically cripling the property registration systems, which leaves the developers and buyers in a limbo with legal complications. In a report shared by Hindustan Times, CREDAI president Harish Shenoy stated that the disruptions have “virtually stalled legitimate property sales and mortgage transactions.” This statement exerts the financial stress that is levied by the developers and the uncertainty on homebuyers while awaiting their formal ownership status.
As per CREDAI, these challenges persist despite the repeated assurances given by authorities claiming it to be a functional online platform. The group has urged the Karnataka government to intervene and fix these gaps, ensure synchronisations in land records, and provide clear timelines for the issuance of the e-Khatas. It has also been asserted that manual and hybrid registrations must be used until the digital platform is fixed and declared as stable and reliable.
Addressing the issue further, developers have also expressed concerns over the additional regulatory hurdles, such as the enforcement of the Central Valuation Certificate requirements on the older layouts and an updated rule that is mandated on fresh life certificates that are executed per transaction under the General Power of Attorney (GPA). CREDAI argues that adhering to these measures add a red tape, especially affecting the senior citizens and non-resident Indians.
Local authorities have acknowledged these concerns. In recent weeks, Mysuru’s Regional Commissioner encouraged the property owners to use the Janaspandana grievance forums, which are weekly outreach programmes at the zonal civic offices, to resolve complaints related to the e-Khata.
The industry bodies have insisted that the systematic improvements and the government's commitment to the digital infrastructure are critical to restoring the buyer confidence. Without the authority coming up with solutions to this hurdle, the long-term confidence in the system will be affected, whether for the developers or the buyers.
