Hindustan Times-Bengaluru civic body to use AI for property tax crackdown, doorstep khata delivery from April
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will now use artificial intelligence to deliver property documents to the doorstep and to identify illegal constructions, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced on Monday.
Shivakumar was addressing a press conference after a meeting with legislators of Bengaluru on BBMP budget 2025-26, he said, "Many property owners have built excess floor areas without a legal sanction. And, they are not paying proportionate taxes as well. We will use artificial intelligence to identify and measure such illegal constructions", news agency ANI reported.
