Property buyers and sellers in Tamil Nadu can now prepare their registration documents online, reducing their reliance on private document writers and intermediaries. The Registration Department has introduced the self-service facility through its upgraded STAR 3.0 system.
Until now, buyers and sellers have depended on document writers to draft deeds, especially for transactions involving complex legal procedures. The new facility is intended to address this, standardise document preparation and minimise errors by providing templates and automated calculations based on applicable guideline values. Available on the department’s TNREGINET portal, it guides users through four steps: selecting a deed type, entering details about the parties and property, generating a draft document and paying the applicable charges.
“The initiative is aimed at simplifying property registration, reducing paperwork and making the process more transparent. After logging in, users can access the ‘Create Document’ option on the portal and choose from categories such as sale, mortgage, lease, settlement, exchange, cancellation and rectification deeds,” said D Logesh Tamilselvan, Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration.
After choosing a deed type, users enter the buyer’s and seller’s details, property information such as survey numbers and boundaries, and witness details. The system then creates a standardised draft that users can review online and download as a PDF.
Users next pay the stamp duty and registration charges through the portal. They can then generate a token and book an appointment at the jurisdictional sub-registrar’s office to complete the registration process.
A key feature of the upgraded system is its ability to retrieve details from documents registered previously. For transactions involving properties with existing registration records, users can access relevant information by entering the earlier registration number and book reference, avoiding the need to re-enter the same details. “STAR 3.0 also includes paperless document-processing capabilities, such as Aadhaar-based electronic authentication and biometric verification using fingerprint and iris scanners at designated access points. These features are designed to reduce reliance on physical documents and simplify identity verification,” an official said.
