Demand No. 11, Stamps and Registration, Policy Note 2024-2025
The Government of Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes and Registration Department issued Demand No. 11, Stamps and Registration, Policy Note 2024-2025, effective from 1 January 2024. It outlines the Registration Department's administration, revenue work and services relating to property documents, societies, chits, partnership firms and marriages. For property users, it identifies measures concerning market value guidelines, government land, geo-coordinate photographs, apartment first sales and digital registration services.
What the policy note covers
Demand No. 11, Stamps and Registration, Policy Note 2024-2025 explains the work of the Government of Tamil Nadu Commercial Taxes and Registration Department. It covers the history and administrative structure of the Registration Department, the laws administered fully or partially by it, registered documents, revenue and market value determination.
The policy note also covers societies, chits, partnership firms, marriage registration, stamp vendors and document writers. Its administrative sections describe the Office of the Inspector General of Registration, zonal offices, District Registrar offices, audit units, Sub Registrar offices, stamp authorities and building inspection.
Property registration measures
Demand No. 11 identifies several matters directly relevant to buyers, owners and property professionals:
- Revision of market value guidelines and determination of property market values.
- An instruction to attach a photograph of the property with geo-coordinates to all documents during registration.
- Prohibition of registration of government land.
- Implementation of composite value for the first sale of multi-storey apartments from 1 December 2023.
- Proportionate recovery of registration fee loss from property purchased by a subsequent purchaser, while allowing further documents to be registered.
- Transfer duty payable to local bodies.
- Implementation of provisions dealing with refusal, cancellation and related registration matters under the Registration Act, 1908.
- Amendments concerning electronic presentation of deeds under the Registration Act, 1908.
Digital and public services
Demand No. 11 describes citizen services under STAR 2.0 and the proposed STAR 3.0. Listed services include patta acknowledgement, sending Encumbrance Certificate details to registrants by mobile link, priority for senior citizens, Aadhaar-based verification using thumb impressions and iris details, a Tatkal token system and e-Stamping.
The policy note also lists online certified copies from the year 1865, digitisation of Index II records from before 1975, a unified call centre, a unified service centre and blockchain technology. It includes additional cameras in Sub Registrar Office record rooms and procedures for building inspection.
Limits of the supplied text
The supplied contents identify the subjects covered but do not provide detailed procedures, eligibility conditions, rates or fees. A buyer or professional should therefore treat it as a policy overview rather than a complete set of registration instructions.
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Common questions
Does the policy note require a geo-coordinate photograph for property registration?
The policy note lists an instruction to attach a photograph of the property with geo-coordinates to all documents during registration. The supplied text does not provide the detailed procedure.
Does the policy note allow government land to be registered?
No. Demand No. 11 lists prohibition of government land registration as a registration measure.
Does the policy note specify stamp duty or registration fee rates?
The supplied text refers to stamp duty, revenue and registration fee recovery, but it does not state any rates or fee amounts.
Can old registration records or certified copies be obtained online?
The policy note lists online availability of certified copies from the year 1865 and digitisation of Index II records from before 1975. The supplied text does not explain how to request them.
