Following a tepid response to an earlier campaign by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to convert B-Khata properties to A-Khata, the government relaunched the scheme on Wednesday by slashing the conversion charges. In the previous version of the scheme, residents seeking to convert their properties had to pay 5 per cent of the guidance value, which is now reduced to 2 per cent. Addressing a news conference, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said the one-time settlement option would be available for three months starting May 16. “There are seven lakh B-Khata properties in Bengaluru . The campaign is aimed at streamlining these properties,” he said. An A-Khata site is fully legal and complies with regulations, whereas a B-Khata site refers to a property listed in the B register of the municipal authority and does not fully comply with bylaws or lacks proper documentation. The GBA launched a similar campaign in October last year.…