Senior Member Board of Revenue Punjab Nabeel Javed presided over a meeting regarding the launch of e-registration, also known as the Electronic Deed Registration System, in the BOR committee room.
Among the attendees were Tariq Qureshi, Member (Taxes); Saira Umar, Director General of Punjab Land Record Authority; Romaan Burana, Deputy Secretary (Staff); the Secretary (Taxes); Shiraz Mehmood, Director (Development); Deputy Commissioner Sahiwal, Ikramul Haq; and other officials.
During a comprehensive briefing on the e-registration launch provided by DG PLRA and others, it was announced that officers' training for e-registration would commence on April 28 in Lahore and continue until May 15 at all divisional headquarters in Punjab. All relevant officers from the districts will participate in this training process. The registry and transfer of property deeds through e-registration will commence from Sahiwal on May 1st.
The SMBR acknowledged that citizens will have the convenience of registering their data for the registry from their homes through an e-registration portal. They will also have the ability to obtain an online copy of their registry. Additionally, the implementation of e-registration will bring transparency to the system and eliminate the need for citizens to visit multiple offices. If citizens choose to buy or sell property through e-registration, they will need to appear before a sub-registrar of the respective district or tehsil to record their statements, he added.
The IT system will monitor those who create obstacles for citizens, and officers from the Board of Revenue, commissioners, and deputy commissioners will have the ability to daily monitor sub-registrars through the e-registration portal, ensuring transparency, he further said. Measures are being taken to secure the data of citizens' properties using digital methods, rendering alterations of records impossible through e-registration. With e-registration, tax collection can be accurately determined based on the property value, effectively eliminating tax evaders and preventing tax evasion in registry and transfers conducted through e-registration.
The SMBR also directed Member (Taxes) to evaluate the structure and assessment of the recently notified rates and make changes as necessary.
The SMBR expressed concern over reports that stamp papers were being sold at inflated prices in various areas of Punjab and issued a stern warning that such practices would not be tolerated. Officers from all districts, including stamp inspectors, were urged to closely monitor stamp vendors and fulfill their responsibilities. Indiscriminate action should be taken against those selling stamp papers at exorbitant rates to ensure compliance with government rates, concluded the SMBR.
