Overview

• A second collector-rate revision in eight months took effect on August 1, raising the minimum property valuation used to calculate stamp duty and registration fees across urban and rural segments.
• The state government reported that 72% of valuation segments saw a 10% hike, 8.37% were subject to up to 50% increases, and remaining areas received tiered adjustments between 15% and 40% based on transaction differentials.
• Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala warned the hikes will burden buyers with an additional Rs 5,000 crore annually and shatter middle-class homeownership aspirations.
• Opposition leaders demanded an immediate rollback, accusing the BJP of prioritizing revenue targets, lacking public consultation and colluding with private builders.
• Haryana aims to boost stamp duty and registration fee collections from Rs 14,000 crore to Rs 16,555 crore in 2025–26 and says the exercise will curb black-money deals and promote transparency.