INDORE: District administration and registration department, as part of finalising the Collector’s guideline rates for 2026-27 financial year, are focusing on location rationalisation, a process that involves merging 533 existing locations to streamline property registration.
Currently, document registration in Indore district is spread across 4,840 designated locations. Under the new proposal, the department is working to consolidate 533 neighbouring locations. By grouping 3 to 4 colonies into a single cluster, the total number of locations in the district will decrease by approximately 350, with a long-term goal of reducing the total to 3,000.
Senior Registrar Amaresh Naidu said that during registration on Sampada 2.0 software, varying rates within the same area cause technical difficulties and revenue leakage. By merging locations and setting a uniform average rate for clusters, the department aims to prevent the practice of registering documents under adjacent, cheaper locations to save on stamp duty.
According to the preliminary proposal for 2026-27, guideline rates are expected to increase across approximately 3,000 locations, with hikes ranging from 10% to 200%.
The steepest increases are proposed for the city’s outskirts, particularly around Bypass, Dewas Naka, Ujjain Road, and major connecting corridors. Both residential and agricultural land rates in these areas are set to rise.
The city’s central core remains largely untouched, similar to the previous year’s guidelines. Rates in 20 villages affected by new ‘Greenfield’ road projects are expected to rise by 20% to 70%. While rates in villages along the Eastern/Western Ring Roads and Economic Corridor saw significant hikes last year, this year the focus will shift to neighbouring villages where current rates remain disproportionately low.
Data from registration department reveals that rising property prices and inflation are starting to weigh on the market. In the current financial year (April to February), the number of registered sale deeds dropped by approximately 10%.
A total of 68,700 sale deeds were registered during this period, compared to 78,500 during the same timeframe in the previous financial year—a decrease of 9,800 documents. Officials believe that while the new guidelines will boost revenue per transaction, the overall market volume is facing pressure as property ownership moves further out of reach for the general public.
