Ghaziabad: The stamp and registration department concluded the financial year 2025-26 with a revenue collection of Rs 2,963 crore, achieving 86% of its annual target of Rs 3,480 crore. This represents a year-on-year growth of approximately 3.75%, with collections increasing by Rs 107 crore compared to Rs 2,856 crore in the previous fiscal year.
Officials highlighted that the Modinagar sub-registrar office (SRO) made the most significant contribution, with sale deeds linked to a new industrial township developed by the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) generating Rs 208 crore during the year. This SRO surpassed its target, achieving 106% of the Rs 196 crore goal.
The increase in housing and commercial development plans by development agencies in the district led to higher stamp duty revenue from certain areas, officials said. An official noted, "The UPSIDA plans to establish an industrial hub on 340 acres at Newari area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Modinagar sub-registrar office. This surge played a key role in sustaining overall collections despite a modest growth rate."
Loni SRO came a close second, recording a revenue of Rs 187 crore, achieving 98% of its Rs 190 crore target. The high-revenue-generating sale deeds are linked to UPSIDA's Mandola Housing Scheme launched last year and the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway running through areas under Loni SRO.
Third-most revenue was generated by the Ghaziabad Sadar-1 SRO at Rs 525 crore, achieving 91% of its target of Rs 580 crore. This SRO caters to older, posh localities of the district, such as Kavi Nagar and Gandhi Nagar.
In terms of transactions, the department registered around 1.34 lakh property documents during the year, showing a marginal increase from the previous year's figure of nearly 1.31 lakh registrations. Pushpendra Kumar, assistant inspector general of stamps and registrations department, Ghaziabad, said, "A significant portion of these transactions — 81,694 — were carried out under concessional policies, indicating continued traction in government-backed incentives aimed at boosting property registrations. The total concession provided through these deeds amounted to Rs 464 crore."
As this financial year saw some policy changes in concessional rebates given for stamp duty, the revenue loss in rebates also increased. These included a 1% stamp duty concession for women buyers on properties valued up to Rs 1 crore and a flat Rs 5,000 duty on property transfers within families across residential, commercial, and industrial segments.
Among the total rebates provided, rebate on gift deeds saw an uptick of 78% growth. In the previous fiscal year, Rs 323 crore rebate was given on gift deeds executed in blood relations, while this year saw Rs 181 crore rebate on the same. Apart from this, Rs 102 crore rebate was given to women applicants eligible for a 1% rebate on registries made in the name of women. In the previous financial year, only Rs 53 crore rebate was given in this category, seeing an uptick of 92% this year.
Typically, property registrations attract a 5% stamp duty, along with an additional 2% levy. This extra component, collected by the state government, is earmarked for infrastructure and local development. The funds are later allocated to various development authorities and civic bodies to undertake projects in their respective areas.
