Karnataka Assembly adopts BDA Bill to reduce regularisation charges for 1.11 lakh houses
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has passed the BDA (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which reduces regularisation charges by 50% for over 1.11 lakh unauthorised houses in BDA layouts. The move aims to provide legal property documentation to owners who have been in a state of uncertainty.
Why it matters
This policy change addresses long-standing urban planning and property rights issues for a significant number of residents in Bengaluru.
The Legislative Assembly on Thursday adopted three Bills, including the BDA (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to reduce charges by 50% for the regularisation of unauthorised houses in BDA layouts by providing property documents to their owners.
Piloting the Bill, Greater Bengaluru Area Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda explained that, over the years, several unauthorised private layouts had remained in areas acquired by the BDA for developing layouts. However, some houses in such unauthorised layouts had remained intact within BDA layouts.
“We are unable to evict them or provide them with documents, as the land belongs to the BDA,” he said, pointing out that the owners of such houses were in a state of uncertainty as they did not have documents or khata.
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