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Maharashtra Launches 60 Private Property Registration Centers in July

Representative AI image PUNE: Property buyers and sellers in Maharashtra are set to benefit from quicker registrations and enhanced services as the state registration department gears up to introduce 60 privately operated registration centers starting this July. Inspired by the “passport seva kendra” model, these centers aim to simplify the registration process, albeit at an added cost to citizens. They will work alongside the state’s existing 517 government-operated registration offices. The initiative was first revealed last year by the revenue department and will be carried out in three phases. The initial phase will introduce five centers in high-traffic districts like…

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GIS Maps Coming Soon for Property Sale Deeds

PUNE: GIS maps for properties will soon be essential for the registration process throughout India. Senior officials from the central land records department informed TOI that these maps will replace the long-standing method of defining plot boundaries using cardinal directions and nearby landmarks. The Centre is currently collaborating with all state governments, including Maharashtra, to implement the Geographic Information System (GIS)-based property registration in the near future. The primary aim of this new system is to ensure that every property transaction is digitally linked to a specifically mapped land parcel. Currently, title deeds generally describe boundaries using directions like east…

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Maharashtra: IGR Panel Calls for Stricter Property Registration Controls

PUNE: A five-member inquiry committee, led by Joint Inspector General of Registration Rajendra Muthe, has proposed significant reforms to enhance Maharashtra’s property registration system and reduce revenue loss. This recommendation follows an investigation into irregularities linked to a ₹300-crore land purchase case in Mundhwa involving Amadea Enterprises LLP, associated with Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son, Parth. According to sources familiar with the report, the committee has advised that registrars must obtain a formal decision from the Stamp Collector under Section 31 of the Maharashtra Stamp Act before granting stamp duty exemptions based on government notifications. “This measure is vital…