A Gift Deed is a legal document used to voluntarily transfer ownership of a property from one person (the Donor) to another (the Donee) without any monetary consideration. It is commonly used for intra-family transfers due to reduced stamp duty in Karnataka. In this guide, we share our firsthand experience of registering a Gift Deed on Kaveri Online Services, where a husband gifted a 2BHK flat (located under BBMP jurisdiction in Bangalore) to his wife. Follow this detailed process to complete your gift deed registration seamlessly.

WHAT IS A GIFT DEED?

A Gift Deed enables the legal transfer of ownership without the exchange of money.
The person transferring the property is the Donor.
The recipient is the Donee.
No consideration (payment) is involved.
Gift Deeds within family members attract reduced stamp duty in Karnataka.

KEY CONTENTS OF A GIFT DEED Ensure your Gift Deed draft includes:

Date and place of execution
Full details of Donor and Donee (name, age, address, relationship, signature)
Complete property description (e.g. Property Number, Survey Number, Village, Hobli, Taluk)
Details of two witnesses including name, age, gender, address and signature

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR GIFT DEED REGISTRATION

Previous Registered Sale Deed (how the Donor acquired the property)
Gift Deed Draft (in PDF format)
e-Khata (mandatory since Nov 2024)
Aadhaar cards of Donor and Donee
Aadhaar cards of two witnesses

WATCH THE VIDEO GUIDE Walks you through the complete process of registering a Gift Deed in Karnataka using Kaveri Online Services — from preparing the required documents to payment demonstration, slot booking, a real registered Gift Deed document, and EC (Encumbrance Certificate) verification after registration.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE ON KAVERI ONLINE SERVICES Visit the official website of Kaveri Online Services. The website link is Kaveri Online Services (karnataka.gov.in). Click on Register and Create an Account. We highlighted the Register tab in the image below

We need name, Gender, email ID, and mobile number to create an account. Refer to the below account creation page

Your email ID is the username and password that comes to your email. Login using your email ID and password. We highlighted the login tab in below image

After login, click on “Start a New Application”. Refer to the below image

Click on “DOCUMENT REGISTRATION”, refer to the below image

Click on “Continue”, refer to the below image In Article and Sub Article, select the following option from the dropdown list

NATURE OF DOCUMENT: Gift deed
ARTICLE: Gift
SUB ARTICLE: 28(b)(i)- Gift Deed (WITHIN FAMILY DEFINITION) Immovable property situated within limits of BMRDA,BBMP or City Corporation

Click on Continue, refer to below image

Select NON-AGRICULTURAL, refer to the below image

Do you have e-Khata? I don’t have e-Khata, hence I selected “No”. Refer to the below image

I have not applied for e-Khata yet, so I selected the reason “Have not applied” from the dropdown list. Refer to the below image

Click on Submit & Continue (Edit on 8th Nov 2024: ekhata is mandatory for the registration of gift deed)

Enter the property description, which includes

DISTRICT
WARD NUMBER
INDEX II: VILLAGE
Zone, ROAD
Flat No. /Apt No.
Total Area (in Sq. Meter)

Click on Add More and add additional property descriptions like Survey number, Khata number, etc.. Refer “Add More” option in below image

We added Survey number of the property, Refer to the below image

Click on Submit & Continue Based on the property description provided above, my property search is below

Click on Save Property & Continue

Enter the property schedule, such as East-to-West measurement, North-to-South measurements. Boundaries and description of property I copied Schedule A, B, and C from gift deed draft and pasted in the Description of Property Similarly, I copied boundaries from gift deed draft and pasted them here, as this will save my time and effort from typing. Refer to below filled image

Click on Save and Continue

As per the context, one donor (husband) and one donee (wife). The total number of executant is 2 Selected 2 in Number of Executant, Refer to the below image

In Executant -1: we entered the details of Donor (husband details)

Is Claimant: Select No
Individual Or Organization: Select Individual

Followed by the details of Salutation, Name, Mobile Number, Relative's Name, Age, Gender, ID No and address. Refer to below-filled image

Click on Save Executant -1 And Go To Next In Executant-2: we entered the details of Donee (wife details)

Is Claimant: Select Yes
Individual Or Organization: Select Individual

Followed by the details of Salutation, Name, Mobile Number, Relative's Name, Age, Gender, ID No and address. Refer to below-filled image

Click on Save Executant -2 Click on Move to PRESENTER

Choose Presented from dropdown list, we can choose either Donor or Donee. I chose Donor and click on “Make Presenter”. Refer to the below image

In IDENTIFIER -1: enter the details of the witness, such as Name, Age, Gender, Relative's Name, Address In IDENTIFIES: Select Donor from dropdown list (this means Identifier - 1 is witnessing to the donor). Refer to below image

Click on Save IDENTIFIER -1 And Go To Next In IDENTIFIER -2: enter the details of another witness, such as Name, Age, Gender, Relative's Name, Address In IDENTIFIES: Select Donee from dropdown list (this means Identifier - 2 is witnessing to the donee). Refer to the below image

Click on Save and Continue

Allocate this schedule to: Select Donee from dropdown list, Refer to the below image

Click on Save and Continue

Gift Deed does not require market value calculation, refer to below image

Click on Continue,

In fee calculation, Click on Save and Continue, refer to the below image

My Gift Deed draft consists of 18 pages, and 18 are entered in the number of pages. Refer to below image

Click on Calculate My total government fee including stamp duty and registration fees appears. My fee is Rs. 7,385. refer to the below

Click on Save and Continue

Review your data for corrections on the final page before submitting your application for approval. Refer to the below final page

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and do the following:

In Upload Deed Document: Upload Gift Deed draft in pdf (file size less than 5MB)
In Date Of Execution: Select the date mentioned in Gift Deed draft that you uploaded above
In Upload Annexures: Merge the property tax receipt, Khata, donor ID proof, Donee ID proof in one PDF and upload (file size less than 5MB)
In Select Sub-Registrar Office: Select sub-registrar office from dropdown list. I want to register this Giff Deed in Gandhinagar sub-registrar office, hence I selected Gandhinagar

Refer to the below image

Check the Declaration. Refer to the below image

Click on Agree and Submit

Our application was approved in 3 working days + we paid the government fee + Booked the slot for registration As per our registration slot, we carried following documents to Gandhinagar sub-registrar office

Printout of Application summary report
Gift Deed printed on Document paper (to be registered)
ID proof of Donor and Donee

Below is our registered Gift Deed

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