Haryana introduces fair token system for faster property registrations

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Chandigarh, July 3

The Haryana government has introduced a token-based system for property registrations, limiting appointments to 20 per day at tehsil and sub-divisional registration offices. The new arrangement is intended to streamline the registration process, reduce delays and ensure equal access for applicants.

The revised system came into effect across the state on Thursday. Under the new mechanism, tokens will be generated at random each day to prevent preferential treatment and ensure that all applicants have an equal opportunity to register sale deeds and other property-related documents.

Financial Commissioner, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Sumita Misra, has communicated the revised arrangement to all Deputy Commissioners and directed them to ensure its strict implementation.

Under the new system, 20 tokens will be allotted each day to the office of the District Revenue Officer cum Joint Sub-Registrar at district headquarters. A further 20 tokens will be issued daily to the office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Civil cum Sub-Registrar at the sub-divisional level. The existing registration process at sub-tehsil offices will remain unchanged.

Revenue officers have been directed to honour every allotted token and complete the registration process within the prescribed time. The instructions apply to documents that require compulsory or optional registration under Sections 17 and 18 of the Registration Act, 1908.

According to the government, the new system is expected to make property registration more transparent, predictable and citizen-friendly while reducing overcrowding at registration offices.

“The state government believes the token-based mechanism will make the property registration process more transparent, predictable and citizen-friendly, while significantly reducing overcrowding at registration offices,” the official statement said.

The government also expects the reform to reduce the influence of middlemen who often promise quicker appointments or preferential access to registration counters. By introducing a fixed number of randomly generated daily appointments, the system aims to create a fair and orderly process in which every applicant is treated equally.