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  UP Cabinet decisions: Ancestral property registration at Rs 10,000; rent agreements get 90% cheaper

  Uttar Pradesh | January 06, 2026 21:40 IST

  During the meeting, a total of 14 proposals were presented before the Cabinet, out of which 13 proposals were approved. The Cabinet also approved the construction of new stamp offices in Kushinagar and Jhansi to strengthen infrastructure and improve public services related to property registration.

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  UP to introduce QR-based property verification, ease rent agreements and instant registries

  Uttar Pradesh | August 24, 2025 11:58 IST

  Jaiswal, a BJP MLA from Varanasi, said that stamp duty, which is currently four per cent, will be removed and fixed charges will be introduced to encourage registered agreements.

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  Yogi Cabinet approves stamp duty relief, monthly earnings up to Rs 7,000 for women under LIC scheme

  Uttar Pradesh | July 22, 2025 19:20 IST

  The UP Cabinet has approved two major decisions aimed at empowering women. First, it reduced stamp duty to just 1% for property registered in a woman’s name. Second, under the Centre’s Bima Sakhi scheme, women working as LIC agents will receive a monthly stipend of up to Rs 7,000.

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  How to avoid a debt trap when taking a home loan: Key steps to keep in mind before applying

  June 03, 2025 16:32 IST

  Expenses like stamp duty, registration fees, maintenance charges and costs for interiors or parking are often overlooked, and this can add up to 10-15 per cent of the property’s total cost.

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  UP women to get 1% stamp duty cut on property registrations up to Rs 1 crore: Yogi Adityanath

  Uttar Pradesh | May 10, 2025 3:36 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the Stamp and Registration Department to provide a 1% stamp duty concession for women on property registrations valued up to Rs 1 crore, raising the previous limit from Rs 10 lakh.

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  How to reduce stamp duty costs in property registration? Check these legal ways

  April 15, 2025 9:21 IST

  A stamp duty is a tax imposed by state governments on the purchase, sale, or transfer of property. It is calculated based on either the market value or the transaction value of the property, whichever is higher.

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  Stamp duty payments to go online as Maharashtra introduces new system | Check fees, benefits

  Maharashtra | March 24, 2025 21:48 IST

  Under the new system, the processing fees will remain fixed at Rs 500 with no additional charges. Notably, the option to purchase traditional physical stamp papers will remain open, and there is no obligation to switch to the digital method.

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  Budget 2025: What homebuyers want from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

  Budget | January 31, 2025 19:03 IST

  Budget 2025: Citing research reports of real estate consultants, the Economic Survey said that housing demand in India is expected to touch 93 million units by 2036.

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  Mizoram Assembly passes bill to increase stamp duty

  Mizoram | March 01, 2024 22:42 IST

  The bill, after its enactment, will curb the “increasing practice” of fixing land prices at “exorbitant rates”, as prices would be calculated based on the value chalked out by a valuation committee, Lalchhanzova said.

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  Apartment registrations jump in THIS metro city after government announces stamp duty cuts

  Business | February 27, 2023 13:06 IST

  Between July 2021 and January 2023, more than 80,000 residential properties were registered in the city following the first announcement of the stamp duty reduction.

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  Stamp duty on new flats cut 3% in Karnataka

  India | March 05, 2020 14:55 IST

  To promote affordable housing, stamp duty on new flats or apartments costing less than Rs 20 lakh would be reduced to 2 per cent from 5 per cent from April 1, said state chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Thursday. 

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  Uniform stamp duty for all deals via exchanges notified

  Business | January 08, 2020 6:50 IST

  The government has notified uniform stamp duty rates "much lower than earlier" across states for trading in stocks, derivatives, currencies and commodities. It will become operational on January 9 and help curb the problem of varied stamp duty collection rates.

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  Ghaziabad administration detects evasion of stamp duty in land transactions, orders action

  India | December 06, 2019 23:26 IST

  The Ghaziabad district administration has stumbled upon a fraudulent practice of evading stamp duty in sale and purchase of residential land in urban villages or those with high potential of development in the district by paying lower circle rates fixed for agricultural land.

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  Budget: Gujarat hikes stamp duty, launches plan for girl child

  Business | July 03, 2019 9:32 IST

  The Gujarat government Tuesday proposed to hike stamp duty on registration of marriage among others and increase electricity tariff for industrial captive consumption in the 2019-2020 budget besides making substantial allocations for key sectors, including agriculture.

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  Rajasthan imposes 10 pc cow cess on stamp duty for cow protection

  India | April 07, 2017 10:28 IST

  Conservation of cows in Rajasthan will entail a cost for those making rent agreements, mortgage papers and lease agreement as they will now pay a surcharge of 10 per cent on stamp duty for cow protection.

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  All about stamp duty

  April 01, 2014 8:41 IST

  New Delhi: Stamp Duty is a type of tax or duty which is paid for transactions performed within the state by way of documents, where such documents are liable to be stamped as per the

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  Bhushans Granted Another Week's Time To Reply To Stamp Notice

  India | April 23, 2011 16:34 IST

  Allahabad, April 23: Lawyer Shanti Bhushan and his three children were today granted one more week's time by the Stamp and Registration office here to reply to a notice for alleged stamp duty evasion to