Chandigarh, Dec 14–Haryana is set for e-stamping and online registration of properties. The Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu, has said that the state government has set the target of making registration of properties online in the entire state by March 31, 2015. Efforts are being made to change the system of stamp duty charged on registries to e-stamping.
Presiding over a meeting of district officers in Rohtak today, Capt Abhimanyu said that the decision to make registries online had been taken by the state government to check corruption in tehsils. It has been decided to start work on online registries in Rohtak tehsil on a trial basis from December 15, 2014. He asked all officers involved in the registry work to have proper knowledge of the software made for online registries to ensure that the new system is implemented properly.
The Finance Minister directed district officers to pay special attention to the traffic problems during the winter and maintain law and order. There is need to pay special attention to the traffic system from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. during the winters. Steps should also be taken to avoid road mishaps due to fog, he added.