CHANDIGARH: Punjab Revenue Minister S. Hardeep Singh Mundian today said that the recently launched "Easy Registry" project has emerged as a game-changer in delivering citizen-friendly governance. Designed to make property registration transparent, corruption-free and hassle-free, the initiative ensuring online scrutiny of documents, eliminating the VIP culture of favouritism, empowering citizens with real-time digital updates and even extending doorstep services for drafting and registration of deeds.
S. Hardeep Singh Mundian said that "Easy Registry" ushering in a new era of transparency and efficiency in property registration as the project ensures that unsigned copy of the sale deeds undergo online pre-scrutiny by the Sub Registrar within 48 hours, reducing harassment and closing the door on corruption. All objections raised are monitored by Deputy Commissioners and SDMs to guarantee accountability, with strict action against officers found raising frivolous objections.
The new system has introduced the First In First Out (FIFO) principle for registrations, ending queue-jumping and favouritism. Citizens also have the freedom to register their property documents at any Sub Registrar office within their district, effectively dismantling monopolies of individual offices, the Cabinet Minister categorically added.