Overview

• The Ministry of Rural Development published the Registration Bill 2025 on May 27, replacing the 1908 Act and inviting public feedback through June 25.
• The draft enables end-to-end digital processes including online document submission, electronic presentation and issuance of registration certificates.
• It expands mandatory registration to cover agreements to sell, powers of attorney, sale certificates, equitable mortgages and certain court-ordered instruments.
• Applicants may use consent-based Aadhaar authentication or alternative offline verification methods to complete registration.
• The Bill provides for electronic integration with other record-keeping systems and restructures the registration establishment with additional inspector-general roles.