A first in India, the project seeks to
streamline the ownership registration of urban properties and will kick
off soon in Bangalore. It envisages issuing Property Record (PR) cards
to property owners.

The cards will serve as the only authorized
ownership record and have everything from the property sketch to its
liabilities to its nature and identity of ownership.

Over 20
lakh properties in Bangalore will be covered under this project. The
first phase covers 50 wards in Rajmahal Guttahalli, Sanjaynagar,
Malleswaram , Vasantnagar, Yeshwantpur , Gayatrinagar, Rajajinagar,
Vijayanagar, Jayanagar East, Siddapura and Yediyur. Tendering is under
way for surveying and property document verification process.

What will PR card have?

A PR card will have details on property liabilities, sketch, map,
boundary disputes, details on lease deed and the type of ownership The
card will also have details on the right of way, light and air PR card
is different from khata, which is a tax-paid certificate The PR-issuing
process to involve leading banks so that property liabilities are up to
date

Property cards to eliminate frauds

Ambitious Project Will Computerize Details Of 20 Lakh Properties In Bangalore

Survey settlement commissioner V Ponnuraj, also joint secretary to the chief minister, told TOI that the PR card will be a legitimate document based on which buyers can take a decision.

The UPOR will also entail computerization of all details of properties
in the city and will go a long way in checking property frauds.

Tushar Girinath, secretary, land and UPOR, said every property owner
should possess a PR card, which will instill belief and enhance
confidence in conveying procedures like lease or sale.

Bangalore has grown exponentially in the past few decades. With its
population surging, villages on the border of the city are being
converted into urban spaces. But such properties are the root cause of
much confusion. According to a survey, land is at the heart of major
disputes in the city. A PR card will provide owners of all properties in
the city security and safety by eliminating frauds, Girinath said.

Unravelling UPOR project

Urban Property Ownership Record aims to streamline registration of
urban properties The project will cover over 20 lakh properties in
Bangalore; first phase to cover 50 wards With computerization of
property details, project aims to check frauds

PR cards to be mandatory

Once the UPOR is put in place, no registration process can be done
without handing over the PR card pertaining to the property the buyer.
” Sub-registrars will have to facilitate the buyers to take a look at
the PR card to have all details about the property, its ownership, exact
area of land and liability on the property if any. If the property is
in revenue pockets where agricultural land has been used for
non-agricultural purpose without obtaining land conversion permission,
we will still issue the PR cards. But the remarks section will mention
the violation of land usage. If someone is in the process of buying such
properties, s/he can get to know more about the property under remarks
section . Nothing can be hidden from the buyer,” said V Ponnuraj,
commissioner, survey settlement , and joint secretary to the CM.

To get the PR card, the owner must provide the khata issued by the
local body, registration certificate issued by the stamps and
registration department and related documents during the draft PR card
verification process. Those who do not possess the said documents will
have trouble in getting PR.