Chennai, Oct 8:
The Tamil Nadu government will introduce paperless registration for four categories of family arrangement deeds from November 2 as part of efforts to simplify the registration process and reduce dependence on physical documents.
The initiative will cover Settlement Deeds, Release Deeds, Partition Deeds and Revocation of Settlement Deeds relating to family arrangements.
The Commercial Taxes and Registration Department has issued an order granting administrative sanction for implementing the system under Project STAR 3.0, subject to software readiness. The move was announced in the State Assembly during the recently concluded session.
Under the new system, applicants will have to create the deeds online and upload the required supporting documents through the designated registration portal. The documents will then be processed electronically, reducing the need for repeated physical handling, movement and scanning of records.
However, the government has clarified that the paperless system will not eliminate the requirement for the parties to appear in person before the Sub-Registrar. They will still have to visit the concerned Sub-Registrar Office for identification and Aadhaar authentication.
The government said the initiative would improve transparency and traceability of registration transactions and enable systematic digital preservation and retrieval of registered documents.
The Inspector General of Registration has been directed to implement the system from November 2, subject to the necessary software arrangements being completed.