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**Headline: Bengaluru’s e-Khata Initiative Wins National eGovernance Award**

**Bengaluru, September 23, 2025:** The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) e-Khata project has been awarded the prestigious National eGovernance Award 2025 at the 28th National eGovernance Awards held in Visakhapatnam on Monday.

The e-Khata initiative, recognized for its significant contribution to digitizing property records, increasing transparency, and improving citizen services, was conceptualized under the leadership of D.K. Shivakumar, Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru in charge Minister.

The award ceremony, held on September 22, 2025, saw Jitendra Singh, Minister of State, PMO, presenting the award to key officials involved in the project. This included Tushar Giri Nath, Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development Department; Munish Moudgil, Special Commissioner, GBA; Lakshmidevi, Joint Commissioner, Revenue; Suresh Babu, Senior Technical Director, NIC; and the entire e-Khata team from GBA.

The e-Khata project is seen as a transformative step in streamlining property management and enhancing government efficiency in Bengaluru.

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