Views Sought On Draft Registration Bill 2025

New Delhi: The Central government’s Department of Land Resources has prepared a draft ‘The Registration Bill 2025’ to align it with a modern, online, paperless and citizen-centric registration system for immovable property and other transactions. Once enacted, the Bill will replace the pre-Constitution Registration Act, 1908, according to the Ministry of Rural Development. As a part of pre-legislative consultative process, the draft ‘The Registration Bill, 2025’ has been uploaded on the website of the Department of Land Resources at https://dolr.gov.in for inviting suggestions from the public within 30 days (on or before June 25).

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, the statement explained.