Overview
- Punjab Vidhan Sabha approved the Punjab Abadi Deh (Record of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2025, the Indian Stamp (Punjab Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2025 during a one-day sitting.
- The House passed the measures unanimously after Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian introduced them in the special session.
- The stamp-duty amendment removes duplicate levies on title-deed deposits, hypothecation and equitable mortgages, replacing them with a single capped duty to lower borrowing costs for MSMEs.
- Changes to the Abadi Deh framework reduce objection and appeal timelines to accelerate the Mera Ghar Mere Naam programme and deliver timely ownership rights in village residential areas.
- Updates to the land-revenue law aim to expedite case disposal, prevent unnecessary summoning of non-litigants and give digital records and digital signatures clear legal validity to ease citizen services.