Karnataka Akrama Sakrama Scheme

Karnataka Akrama Sakrama Scheme (BDA Section 38D Allotment)

Many families in Bengaluru live in houses built on land acquired by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), with no legal title and the risk of eviction hanging over them. Akrama Sakrama is the popular name for Karnataka’s regularisation measures, which legalise unauthorised construction and occupation on payment of a prescribed amount. The version in effect in 2026 is the allotment facility under Section 38D of the BDA Act, 1976. It lets the BDA sell land to owners and occupants who built houses on BDA-acquired land and hold settled possession, so they get legal title.

Section 38D was introduced by the BDA (Amendment) Act, 2020, and the allotment rules were notified on 21 July 2020. Response was weak, however. According to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, only around 600 owners applied out of roughly one lakh eligible. The BDA (Amendment) Act, 2026 therefore cuts all allotment charges under Section 38D by 50%.

Latest Update

On 9 November 2026, the BDA announced four citizen-focused initiatives:

1. A 50% reduction in allotment charges under Section 38D
2. Incentive sites for eligible landowners
3. Allotment of adjoining marginal land
4. An Absolute Sale Deed Mela for about 20,000 allottees

Key Benefits

• Legal allotment: The BDA sells the land under your building to you and registers the site in your name after payment.
• Halved charges compared with the 2020 rates
• Size-based rates: smaller sites pay a lower percentage of the guidance value
• Protection from eviction: An applicant who secures an allotment within the two-year window avoids the eviction action the Act prescribes for unauthorised occupants.
• No cash or DBT. This is a paid regularisation facility, not a welfare payment. You pay the allotment charges to the BDA.

Allotment Charges (Non-Corner Sites)

Corner sites with buildings pay twice the applicable rate. Charges are calculated on the property’s prevailing guidance value.

Who Can Apply?

• The land must be vested in or acquired by the BDA, with the final notification issued and the acquisition award approved, and it must be land the BDA cannot use for its schemes because a building already stands on it
• The applicant must be the original owner, a purchaser from the original owner, or an unauthorised occupant who built the house and holds settled possession
• The house must be habitable and built before 10 July 2008
• Settled possession for more than twelve years
• Sites up to 50×80 ft
• Under the 2020 Rules, only one member of a family can apply
• The applicant must agree to pay the rate the BDA determines

Excluded land includes parks, roads, lakes, stormwater drains, and disputed properties.

Documents Required

• Certified copies of sale deeds from the original khatedar to date
• Encumbrance Certificate in Form 15
• Photograph and specimen signature, attested by a Gazetted Officer
• Latest property or building tax receipt
• Self-declaration attested by a Notary
• Khata certificate and Khata extract
• Approved building plan
• Work orders for water and electricity connections
• Proof of residential address (Aadhaar, voter ID, or ration card)

How to Apply

1. Confirm that your house stands on BDA-acquired land, was built before 10 July 2008, and is not on excluded land.
2. Arrange your documents, including the sale deeds, Form 15 certificate, Khata papers, tax receipts, plan, utility work orders, and address proof.
3. Get attestations: photograph and signature by a Gazetted Officer, and the self-declaration by a Notary.
4. Apply to the BDA Commissioner in the prescribed form, before the last date.
5. Scrutiny: An officer authorised by the Commissioner scrutinises the application and stores the details digitally.
6. Inspection: The officer inspects the site, examines the documents, and verifies circumstantial evidence.
7. Findings: The Commissioner sends them to the Authority within 30 days.
8. Decision: The Authority decides eligibility and the extent of the site, then allots the site or rejects the application.
9. Payment: The BDA tells you the amount payable. The 2020 Rules fix payment at 60 days from the intimation, while the BDA note currently says two months from the notice.
10. Registration: The BDA registers the site in your name after receiving payment.

Akrama-Sakrama Application Forms in Tumakuru (Seva One)

The Seva One portal currently offers the service “Sale of Application Forms for Akrama-Sakrama Scheme (only in Tumkur)”.

Register (new users)

1. Open Seva One and click Register / Sign In.
2. Click “New user? Register here.”
3. Complete e-KYC through DigiLocker with your Aadhaar number or Virtual ID.

Log in

1. Enter your registered email or mobile number.
2. Enter your password, or click Get OTP and enter the OTP.
3. Type the captcha and click Submit.

Apply

1. Go to Departments & Services, search for “Akrama” or open the City Corporations department.
2. Click the service and then Apply on Seva One.
3. Fill in the form carefully and submit. If a fee applies, you can pay by debit card, credit card, net banking, or Paytm.
4. Note down the Application Reference Number.

Offline: Visit the nearest Grama One, Karnataka One, or Bangalore One centre. The operator applies through the service centre login and gives you an acknowledgement number for follow-up.

Contact

Bangalore Development Authority (BDA)
Helpline: 9483166622
Email: bda.helpline2025@gmail.com

Charges, deadlines, and procedures can change, so check the BDA website and Seva One for the latest notices before applying.