New Delhi : The Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, has prepared a draft ‘The Registration Bill 2025’ to align it with a modern, online, paperless and citizen centric registration system. Once enacted, the Bill shall replace the pre-Constitution Registration Act, 1908.
The Registration Act, 1908 has served as a cornerstone of the document registration system in India for over a century. It provides a legal basis for the registration of documents affecting immovable property and other transactions. Over time, the role of registered documents has grown significantly in both public and private transactions, often forming the basis for financial, administrative, and legal decision-making. It is therefore essential that the process of registration is robust, reliable, and capable of adapting to evolving societal and technological developments.
In recent years, the growing use of technologies, evolving socio-economic practices, and increasing reliance on registered documents for due diligence, service delivery, and legal adjudication have underscored the need to create a forward-looking registration framework. Several states and union territories have already introduced innovations such as online document submission and digital identity verification under the existing 1908 Act. Further, it is equally important to clearly delineate the roles and responsibilities of registering officers, enabling them to uphold the integrity and reliability of the registration process in a manner consistent with applicable law. Building upon these advancements, there is now a need to provide a harmonized and enabling legislative framework to support secure, efficient, and citizen-centric registration practices across the country. The Registration Bill, 2025 has been designed to realize this vision.
As a part of pre-legislative consultative process, the draft ‘The Registration Bill, 2025’ has been uploaded on the website of Department of Land Resources at https://dolr.gov.in for inviting suggestions from public in a prescribed Performa within a period of 30 days (on or before 25.06.2025).
PROFORMA FOR SENDING SUGGESTIONS/COMMENTS/VIEWS
| S. No. | Section No. of the draft Bill | Title of the Section | Proposed modification, if any | Remarks/comments |
The suggestions/ comments on the draft Bill may be shared at the following email id – sanand.b[at]gov[dot]in in either MS Word (or compatible format) or machine-readable PDF format.