TN goes for e-stamping

The Tamil Nadu government has launched an e-stamping project for registration of documents, with a pilot project being implemented in nine sub-registrar offices in Chennai. The new system, which will be subsequently extended to other registration offices in the state, is to help eradicate fake stamp papers in circulation.

E-stamping can be used for execution and registration of any type of documents such as sale, mortgage etc. A single e-stamp suffices for any denomination. According to the Stock Holding Corporation of India, the agency implementing the project, e-stamping of certificates is just like stamp papers, but which are generated online. Registration of documents is done after verifying the payment of stamp duty online.

State deputy chief minister M K Stalin issued e-stamps to 44 registrants. The facility is now available in sub-registrar offices in Chennai South, T. Nagar, Chennai Central, Triplicane, Mylapore, Chennai North and Royapuram. E-stamping has its own security features such as unique identity number, 2-d barcode, microprint and locking system.

Procedure
Collection centres are being set up in all sub-registrar offices in the city. The registrants will have to submit a filled-in application form. Stamp duty can be paid in these centres by cash/DD electronic money transfer system. Facility has also been provided to registrants for verifying the details given by them through a model certificate. Documents prepared through e-stamping, which has enriched security features, can be executed and registered in the office concerned without any difficulty.

Online facility is available for verifying the genuineness of the certificate and registration will be completed by the registering official then and there, according to official release.