Tamil Nadu has launched an online facility that allows property buyers and sellers to draft documents, pay registration charges and book appointments through the Registration Department’s upgraded TNREGINET STAR 3.0 system.
The self-service tool is intended to reduce dependence on private document writers and intermediaries, while standardising the preparation of property deeds through templates and automated calculations based on applicable guideline values. The facility is available on the department’s TNREGINET portal.
Users can access the “Create Document” option after logging in and select from document categories including sale, mortgage, lease, settlement, exchange, cancellation and rectification deeds. They must then enter details of the parties involved, property particulars such as survey numbers and boundaries, and witness information.
The system generates a standardised draft that can be reviewed online and downloaded in PDF format. Users can subsequently pay stamp duty and registration charges through the portal before generating a token and booking an appointment at the jurisdictional sub-registrar office to complete the registration process.
The online workflow is designed to address a common administrative difficulty in property transactions: the preparation of documents that require detailed information and adherence to registration requirements. According to the Registration Department, templates and automated calculations are intended to reduce errors and make the process more transparent.
“The initiative is aimed at simplifying property registration, reducing paperwork and making the process more transparent,” D Logesh Tamilselvan, minister for commercial taxes and registration, said.
The upgraded system also allows users to link details from previously registered documents. For transactions involving properties with existing registration records, users can retrieve relevant information by entering the earlier registration number and book reference. This is intended to reduce the need to enter the same property details again.
The facility does not eliminate the requirement to complete registration at the jurisdictional sub-registrar office. After preparing the document and making the required payment online, applicants must use the token and appointment system to proceed with the registration process.
STAR 3.0 also includes paperless processing features and digital identity verification. These include Aadhaar-based electronic authentication and biometric verification through fingerprint and iris scanners at designated access points.
An official said the system was intended to reduce the need for physical documentation and streamline identity verification. The department has not indicated in the supplied information whether every type of deed or every registration office will have identical access to all the upgraded features.
The rollout places document drafting, payment and appointment booking within a single online workflow, while the final registration continues through the relevant sub-registrar office.
