Tracking a Karnataka Project Through Its RERA Quarterly Updates
Waiting for a flat to be built is easier when the buyer can see how work is going. In Karnataka, the promoter must refresh a project's public RERA page every quarter, and the history of those refreshes shows how quickly the building, the sales and the funds are moving. This guide shows a Bangalore buyer how to read them.
Begin on the Registration Tab
Search the state RERA website for the project, entering its registration number or the name under which it is registered. The number is the better choice, since registered titles often differ from marketing names. The page has separate tabs for the promoter, project details, documents and updates.
Note when the promoter proposes to finish, how many units there are and what the project is estimated to cost. Every later filing is measured against these. Section 6 allows an extension of registration, and it shifts the finish date by no more than a year in all.
Why the Updates Exist
Section 11(1), part of the central RERA law of 2016, is the source. It requires each promoter to run a page for the project, carrying whatever was lodged at registration (section 4). Each quarter the promoter has to bring four items up to date:
- Flats or plots booked, with numbers and types
- Garages booked
- Approvals obtained, and approvals pending beyond the commencement certificate
- Status of the project
So the page keeps growing as a record. A further right is found in section 19: allottees may demand the approved drawings and a schedule showing completion stage by stage. A booked buyer should request both in writing.
When Each Update Is Due
K-RERA expects updates by 15 April (March quarter), 15 July (June quarter), 15 October (September quarter) and 15 January (December quarter). A circular for 2026-27 restates the calendar and cites sections 63 and 61 for late filers.
Use those dates as a yardstick. At the close of October 2026, the page should include the quarter ending 30 September. If the latest update is older than that by two or three quarters, ask the promoter in writing before paying anything.
Understanding Progress Figures
Progress is given for each block, as a stage or a share completed, covering the structure, the finishing and shared services such as roads, water, sewage treatment, power and amenities. The architect and engineer back these numbers with Forms 5 and 6.
A single quarter says little, whereas four quarters say much more. If 18 months remain and half the structure is built, the pace must rise sharply. Compare pace with time left, then check the figures at the site, where dated photographs from each visit are handy.
What Bookings Say
The booked-units figure indicates demand. Customer payments fund a good part of construction, so steady sales help. When few homes have sold late in the programme, the project leans more on loans and the promoter's funds.
It also helps with price talks: lots of unsold flats close to completion leave the buyer greater room to bargain than a nearly sold-out tower does. This is a figure the promoter declares for the quarter, and it is bound to change.
Pending Approvals
Approvals are shown in two groups, obtained and pending. In a Bangalore apartment project, these items usually appear:
- Clearances for fire safety, the airport height limit and pollution control, if needed
- Sanction of the building plan, then the commencement certificate
- Connections for water, sewerage and electricity
- Occupancy certificate, last of all
Some pending items are normal in early stages. An approval pending for many quarters, particularly one for an extra floor or an amended plan, is worth a question. Changes to the approved plan or the shared areas need the written consent of two-thirds or more of allottees (section 14).
The Bank Account and Withdrawals
Under section 4(2)(l)(D), 70% of allottees' money must be kept in an account used for this project alone. The money may go to land and construction costs alone, and what is withdrawn must follow the percentage of completion. An architect, an engineer and a practising chartered accountant each certify the withdrawal.
The chartered accountant's Form 4 ties withdrawals to work done. The audit for each financial year is finished within six months after its close, and the auditor checks that money collected went to the project, with withdrawals following completion. A pattern of withdrawals outrunning physical progress is a warning sign.
A Short Routine for Every Quarter
These checks capture nearly all that the filings can reveal:
- Progress of your tower now and in the previous quarter
- Work rate versus months remaining to the registered finish date
- Units booked out of the total, plus movement since the previous filing
- Approvals pending now and a year ago
- Filing date against that quarter's due date
Keep a dated PDF or screenshot every quarter, since the portal shows only the present. Such copies are your history and can back a complaint if a delay occurs.
Limits of the Record
The promoter makes the declarations, and professionals the promoter engages certify them. K-RERA may seek details, carry out inspections and fine false statements, though it never audits each entry every quarter. Read the filings alongside a site visit, your lender's own technical report plus the agreement for sale.
Missed or false updates have consequences. Section 61 sets a penalty ceiling of 5% of what the project is estimated to cost, and under section 7 the authority may revoke a registration where a promoter defaults or follows unfair practices. To get a project's registration number and filing status from us, use the contact page.
