Changed just 4 months ago, revision of collector rates put off for now

The expected revision of collector rates, making property purchases more expensive in Haryana, for 2025-26 has been put off and the prevailing rates will be in place for the time being.

The Revenue Department has issued orders that the existing rates, impacting property transactions as also stamp duty collections in the state, will be applicable till “further orders”.

“The collector rates were revised in Haryana in December 2024. We have issued directions that the present rates will be applicable till further orders. We have not sought any report from the districts on the revision so far,” the Financial Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue), Sumita Mishra, confirmed.

The “most urgent” order by the government, sent to all the districts, mentions, “It is directed that the registration of instruments of transfer of immovable property for the year 2025-26 may be continued on previous collector rates till further order in public interest.”

Since the collector rates are usually revised at the beginning of the new financial year in April annually, sources said that the districts had carried out an exercise through March for the revision of collector rates.

According to the information available, some districts — on their own — had prepared proposals recommending a hike of 10 to 25 per cent and had even prepared to upload these rates inviting public objections even though no such report was sought by the government.

Sources said that the decision to put off the revision of collector rates was taken as the last revision took place only four months back. In 2024, the annual revision was put off in April because of the Lok Sabha elections. The rates could not be revised even after the elections concluded because the Assembly elections in the state were announced in August. The new government took over in October and revised the collector rates only in December last year.

Haryana Tribune