All about Karnataka Bhoomi RTC Portal

In 2000, the Karnataka government launched Bhoomi RTC online portal, with an aim to digitise land records and make it easy for landowners to search for detailed information. The portal lists record of rights, tenancy and crop (RTC) information and allows changes and to check mutation status on Bhoomi RTC portal.

What is Bhoomi?

The Karnataka government launched its flagship project, ‘Bhoomi’ in 2000. The project is jointly funded by the central and the state governments. The Bhoomi project’s aim is to prevent fraud and manipulation by digitising all land records in the state. Moreover, this information has been made available to the citizens via kiosk centers. The Bhoomi project is now spread over 175 taluks and 6,000 gram panchayats.

List of services provided by Bhoomi online RTC portal

Here is the list of land-related services provided by Bhoomi RTC portal:

• Check Pahani: Record of rights, tenancy and crops (RTC) online
• Mutation register
• Revenue maps
• Mutation status
• Mutation extract
• i-Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops (i-RTC)
• Tippan
• RTC information
• Mutation extract
• Registration of citizen
• Citizen login
• XML verification of RTC
• Register of dispute cases
• List of new taluks

Benefits of Bhoomi RTC portal

• Obtain land records for loan application
• Search and download RTC copy by owner’s name or plot number
• Make mutation requests for sale or inheritance purpose
• Obtain crop data through i-RTC for crop insurance purpose
• Check application status for mutation request
• Submit land-related disputes

What is RTC?

The full form of RTC is Record of Rights, Tenancy and Crops. The RTC document (Record of rights, Tenancy and Crops) also known as Pahani, is an important land record document in Karnataka that is issued to the existing landowner. The documents include details about:

• Information about the landowner
• Identification of soil type
• Type of land
• Crops grown on the land
• Area of the Land
• Water Rate i.e. how much of water is to be used to keep the land fertile
• Commercial, agricultural and non-agricultural residential flood area
• Nature of possession
• Liabilities such as bank loans on the land
• Tenancy

How to check RTC online on Bhoomi Karnataka portal?

Follow this step-by-step procedure to check RTC/Pahani online report on Bhoomi portal:

Step 1: Visit portal and click on ‘Citizen Services’

Step 2: A pop-up will appear, choose ‘View RTC and MR’.

Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page where you have to mention the district, taluk, hobli and village name.

Step 3: Enter the survey number and press the fetch button to check records.

What is the mutation of property?

Whenever a property changes hands, it has to be recorded in government’s documents, as well. This process of change in ownership from one individual to another, is known as mutation. Usually, mutation is done in the following circumstances:

• Property/land being sold
• Property/land being divided within the family
• Property/and being acquired by the government
• Death of the property owner
• Property/land being converted from agricultural to other purposes.

How to check mutation status online on Bhoomi RTC portal?

If you have applied for mutation, you can check the status online by filling simple details and following this step-by-step procedure.

Step 1: Visit portal and choose ‘View RTC and MR’ from the pop-up menu after clicking ‘For Citizen Services’.

Step 2: You will be redirected to a new page where you have to choose ‘Mutation Status’ from the top menu.

Step 3: Mention the District, Taluk, Hobli, village, survey number and hissa number and click ‘Fetch Details’ to generate details.

How to view Records of RTC Form no 16 on Bhoomi online?

Owners have the facility to search for RTC Form in two ways- survey number and owner’s name. Here’s a step-by-step procedure to view your RTC form.

Step 1: Visit portal and click on ‘For Citizen Services’. From the pop-up menu, choose ‘View RTC Information’

Step 2: If you choose survey no, you need to mention following details:

• District
• Taluk
• Hobli
• Village
• Survey
• Surnoc
• Hissa

If you choose Owner wise, you need to mention District, Taluk, Hobli and Village.

Step 3: The RTC will be generated in moments.

How to download Pahani (RTC) online from Bhoomi portal?

If you wish to download the RTC document online for legal or loan application purpose, you need to make the. Pay through internet banking portal and follow this step-by-step procedure-

Step 1: Visit portal and choose ‘i-RTC’ from the top menu.

Step 2: Enter the requisite details here and proceed.

Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page where you need to fill following details:

• District
• Taluk
• Hobli
• Village
• Survey Number
• Surnoc
• Hissa Number

Step 4: Click on ‘Fetch details’ and view RTC

Step 5: Click on ‘Pay and download’ option.

Step 6: The fee is Rs 10 and you can download the RTC in the PDF format once your payment is confirmed.

How to view Revenue Maps online on Bhoomi RTC Portal?

If you want to view revenue maps through Bhoomi portal, follow these steps:

Step 1: Visit Karnataka Bhoomi Land Records portal

Step 2: Scroll down and look for ‘Revenue Maps’ option

Step 3: Select districts, taluk, hobli and map types and enter village name to search. You can also search from the list as well. Click on PDF file column and download it for free.

Karnataka land document charges

If you do not have an internet connection at home, you can also avail of the following services through kiosks centres, after the payment of minimal charges as listed below:

How to view dispute case reports?

You can easily view the report of any disputed land case by following this procedure:

• Visit the official Karnataka Land Record website.
• Click on the Bhoomi project and you will be redirected to a new page.
• Select ‘For Citizen Services’ and then on ‘Dispute Cases’.
• Fill in details such as district and taluk of the property that you are searching and click
• on ‘Get report’.
• The report will be displayed on the screen.

How to apply for land conversion on Karnataka Bhoomi RTC

Now, land owners can apply for land conversion on Karnataka Bhoomi RTC portal. Here is how to do it:

Step 1: Visit the Karnataka Bhoomi Online Portal (click here) and click on ‘Citizen Services’.

Step 2: You will be redirected to a new page, where you will see a list of services that are offered on the Bhoomi Portal. Select ‘Apply for Conversion’ from the list.

Step 3: There will be three options to select from to choose the conversion type:

a) For land located outside the master plan area, the applicant needs to apply with notarised affidavit by clicking ‘Affidavit Based Conversion’.

b) For land located in the master plan published by the local planning authority, the applicant needs to click ‘Master Plan-Based Deemed Land Conversion’.

c) People who wish to buy agricultural land under Section 109 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act need to click the last option.

The applicants would need to apply and pay the conversion fee online, for the application to be processed by the authority.

Karnataka Bhoomi RTC: Latest news

Update on March 15, 2021

The frequent crashing of the ‘Karnataka Bhoomi’ portal server, is causing a lot of trouble at various state government offices, including those of the sub-registrar, tahsildar and the Common Service Centres (CSCs). The work is being held up owing to a recurring problem with the ‘Bhoomi’ server, where all land records are compiled on an integrated database. Officials have said that the portal is being upgraded, to bypass a few minor glitches, adding that the upgrading process is 99% complete and the entire system would be streamlined in a few days.

Update on February 18, 2021

To ensure that all land records are available easily, the Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC) is helping the survey settlement section of the revenue department to digitise the maps. KSRSAC has been given the task to digitise the hissa (plots which are a part of main survey numbers) maps. They will be taking up a two-year-old project at a cost of Rs 25 crores. This exercise is different from uploading all maps on Bhoomi.

According to the government data, around 1.25 lakh applications are pending to be updated on the RTC portal from the last three years. The authorities say that the pendency is due to mutation and transfer of the ownership of the property over and beyond its original sizes. As per media reports, Bidar has the highest number of applications seeking corrections in RTC (26,200) followed by Chamarajanagar (10,825). Bengaluru urban has over 9,600 applications pending. Currently, RTC correction cannot be done online. Hence, a lot of work has to be done manually, after verifying the information furnished by the applicant.

Karnataka Bhoomi RTC Online: Helpline

Users can contact on the following number, to reach out to the monitoring cell, Karnataka Bhoomi RTC:

Call: 8277864065/67/68

Email: bmchelpdesk.s@gmail.com

Karnataka Bhoomi RTC: Mobile App

There are a number of mobile apps available online on Google Playstore that claims to provide land records details and offer a downloadable copy of the document. However, users should know that these apps are not affiliated with any governmental organisation or authority. All these mobile apps are created by third-party developers and could be a phishing scam. Therefore, users should be mindful of feeding any personal information on these platforms.

Download Dishannk to get survey number

If you are finding it difficult to search survey number of your property in Karnataka, you can download Dishannk App from the Google Playstore. This application lets the user know the survey number of his current location within Karnataka. It also allows surveyors to give feedback on survey number details and get to know their land details like owner details and area of their land.

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