The Revenue and Forests Department issued a notification on Monday stating that residents of Nagpur district can now register any document at any of the Joint Sub-Registrar offices in the city and the Nagpur Metropolitan Region (NMR) areas.
In Nagpur city, there are seven offices for urban areas and only two offices for rural areas in the Nagpur Metropolitan Region. Recently, there has been significant pressure on the registration of documents in rural areas, according to sources. With the new concurrent jurisdiction notification, any document can now be registered at any of the nine offices in Nagpur city or the NMR areas. This decision will alleviate the burden on the two Joint Sub-Registrar offices in the NMR areas, allowing people to register their documents at the office of their choice, including those in Nagpur city.
Satyanarayan Bajaj, Deputy Secretary, signed the notification. According to the notification, effective July 1, 2024, the State Government has altered the limits of the Sub-District of Nagpur district (rural). To implement this change, the Government has amended the previous notification issued on October 31, 2005. This latest development aims to ease the registration process for documents. Previously, with only two Sub-Registrar offices in the NMR areas, there was significant pressure, causing difficulties for people.
Now, that pressure will get distributed and regisrations are expected to be done expeditiously. Krishna Khopde, East Nagpur MLA, thanked Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister; and Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Revenue Minister, for the decision. In a press release issued on Monday late evening, he stated that previous condition of registration of plot, house, or agricultural land at specific Sub-Registrar offices led to corruption and difficulties to people. But, with the latest decision, people will get relief, he added.