Gurugram and Faridabad are set to be the launchpad for sweeping reforms in Haryana’s property registration system. The state government plans to run tehsil offices on the lines of passport seva kendras and visa offices. Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Vipul Goel has prepared a comprehensive proposal and submitted it to Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini for approval. If cleared, it could mark a landmark shift in how citizens register land, property, and shops across the state.
Spelling out the vision, Minister Goel said: “For years, people have been forced to depend on brokers and stand in queues for hours just to get a basic registration done. We want to change that completely. The new system will be transparent, time-bound, and fully accountable — just like a passport seva kendra, where every step is tracked and no one can delay or manipulate the process.”
If the pilot in Gurugram and Faridabad succeeds, the model will be rolled out to every tehsil in Haryana. This could make it the first state in India to transform tehsil registration into a structured, system-driven, broker-free service.
Under the new system, citizens will no longer need to stand in long queues or route their work through brokers. Applicants will receive tokens for fixed time slots, move through separate counters for each stage, and track their file in real time. The entire process will be digitised, transparent, and time-bound, with accountability at each stage. Most significantly, registration will shift from being person-driven to entirely system-driven. This will eliminate human intervention that has enabled corruption in tehsil offices for decades.
Gurugram and Faridabad were chosen as the launchpad because they are among Haryana’s most active property markets, with high volumes of daily registrations. A successful pilot here would provide a scalable template for the rest of the state. Chief Minister Saini is currently reviewing the proposal.
Haryana’s tehsil offices have long been linked to broker influence, fake registrations, and arbitrary delays. Several naib tehsildars, tehsildars, and registry clerks have faced departmental action for irregularities, and the Covid period exposed multiple cases of fraudulent land transactions. Citizens have repeatedly said that without a middleman, navigating the process is nearly impossible.
The new system aims to end that dependency by making file tracking visible, capping service timelines, and holding officials directly accountable. If implemented as envisioned, this reform could set a new benchmark for transparency in government services across India.
