Unlike other purchases, purchasing an immovable property like a land or house requires registration.  Land or property registration is nothing but legally documenting the money transaction happening between a buyer and a seller and changing the title of ownership  from the name of the seller to the person who has purchased it. In olden days, there was no proper documentation done as both the buyer and the seller exchanged money and sealed the deal , verbally. In those days people kept up with their promises, trusted each other and on top of all were god-fearing. But now things are totally different and we have trained and taught ourselves to be more practical, meticulous and organized in the way we carry out our work. We now know that without documentation it would be hard for the coming generations to keep track of the purchases we have made and know the value of it.

With the passage of time property values have increased sharply whereby triggering the number of land dispute occurances too. Some of the cases registered range from illegal land sales, unlawful land grabbing to make-believe land purchases that had not happened actually. This is where the importance of property registration comes into picture. Keep in mind that registrations are intended to act as a solution  for land disputes and are aimed at lowering the risk of fraudulent practices since public records are updated on a regular basis.  The registration process also helps the government to earn income in the form of stamp duty and registration charges.  In spite of all the checks and balances in place to ensure that the registration process happens in a fair manner, many  find ways to evade paying the actual registration charges while some forge documents or register a property for a lower value than the normal value.

Online property registration is one such measure introduced by the central government of india to tackle the issues pertaining to unfair registration practices. The main objective  of this facility is to bring in transparency in the process, making it convenient for the end-users, clearing all loopholes associated with the traditional way of registering land and also to conserve paper use. According to the 2002 Land Registration Act , this new procedure utilizes verified e-signatures for registering and transferring immovable property, online. New delhi being India’s capital boasts to be the first indian state to launch online property registration.  Any person who wants to purchase a property in delhi can register from the comfort of his or her home or office. Realty experts too favour this system as they feel they can focus on bigger construction projects rather than spending more time on registering small-sized properties like lands or apartments in delhi.

Safety of the procedure has been a major concern as everyone will accept the fact that property in delhi is always in great demand.  Electronic registration takes care of this particular issue too since it is highly secure.Hackers or scammers are kept at bay because the government has ensured that the servers they use are SSL encrypted offering multi-level security and have a login system that is personalized.