The draft bill ‘The Registration Bill 2025’ has been prepared by the Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India to align it with a modern, online, paperless and citizen centric registration system. Once enacted, the Bill shall replace the pre-Constitution Registration Act, 1908, the government said in a statement.
The bill also expands the list of documents that require mandatory registration, including agreements to sell, powers of attorney, sale certificates issued by competent authorities, equitable mortgage arrangements, and certain documents based on court orders.
The Bill has been placed for public feedback and introduces provisions to support online registration, electronic presentation and admission of documents, issuance of electronic registration certificates, and digital maintenance of records.
As a part of pre-legislative consultative process, suggestions from public on the draft ‘The Registration Bill, 2025’ are invited within a period of 30 days i.e. on or before June 25, 2026, the government statement said.
In recent years, the growing use of technologies, evolving socio-economic practices, and increasing reliance on registered documents for due diligence, service delivery, and legal adjudication have underscored the need to create a forward-looking registration framework. Several states and union territories have already introduced innovations such as online document submission and digital identity verification under the existing 1908 Act. Further, it is equally important to clearly delineate the roles and responsibilities of registering officers, enabling them to uphold the integrity and reliability of the registration process in a manner consistent with applicable law, it noted.
