Innovations in Registration and Stamps department

Srinivasulu VemulaDIG Registration,

Hyderabad, Telangana State

Innovation is all about making simple

“any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction”

` -- Albert Einstein

Innovation

Doing things right – efficiency

Doing right things – effectiveness

Innovation in both the areas gives tremendous results

Public services – innovation

Spheres of innovation

Legislative

Technological

Simplifying business processes

ANYWHERE REGISTRATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT

Broken the monopoly of Sub Registrar

Provided option to the citizen to choose his Sub Registrar

Citizen bargaining power enhanced

Sub registrars become more friendly

Reduced harassment

Challenges: protection of government lands; officers with low level of knowledge are attracting more customers

ASSURANCE

RULE 26 (K) INSISTING FOR THE EXECUTION OF BOTH BUYER AND SELLER OF PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED SALE DEED IN CASE OF CANCELLATION

SECTION 22A PROHIBITION OF REGISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT LANDS

PATTADAR PASSBOOKS AND TITLE DEEDS WEBLAND ENABLING TITLE ASSURANCE IN RESPECT OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS

STATUTORY CHANGES – STAMP ACT

First charge – deficit stamp duties – effective step

S.394 Companies Act –Chargeability of amalgamation, mergers

proposals

RESPONSIBILITY ON BANKS TO PAY THE STAMP DUTY

AUDIT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PREMISES

RESPONSIBILITY TO COLLECT AND PAY STAMP DUTY ON THE STOCKEXCHANGES/BROKERS IN RESPECT OF CAPITAL MARKET TRANSACTIONS

TECHNOLOGICAL

1998 – historical year – flagship project of State - CARD

century old department transformed as hitech

Is it computerisation or using computers for registration? Manual vs computer system

Whether objectives are achieved

Simple, fast, reliable, transparent – whether achieved

Whether computerisation is panacea for all maladies?

DIGITIZATION OF OLD RECORDS

Hyderabad RO – huge manual records right from 1850s to 1998

Moist, heat, whiteants, deterioration

Crime – tampering, tearing of record

Assurance was at threat – public faith was at stake

Universal digitization of public libraries – inspiration

Digitized old records – no threat to public record

MEE SEVA CENTRES

Whether these centres achieved the set goals

Whether the citizen is happy

Whether number of trips of the citizen to the public offices were reduced to get the service

Whether dismantling the original systems is the only solutio

Whether we are importing any good individuals to handle these institutions

Socities, firms registration through mee seva – more cumbersome

High court judgement

Parallel services – shall be encouraged

ECS AND CERTIFIED COPIES THROUGH WEB

PAYMENT GATEWAY

ELIMINATION OF INTERMEDIARIES INCLUDING MEE SEVA

BUSINESS PROCESS MODIFICATIONS

Telgi scam

Introduction of challan system instead of stamp paper usage

Now, the people get NJ stamp papers up to Rs.100/- value

linking sub registry office with sbh/sbi branches

Further improvements required

Marriage registration – delay condonation – powers to sub registrar instead of district registrar – hassle free

WHAT ARE IN STORE

LINKING WITH AADHAAR

DATA ENTRY BY CITIZEN

TEMPLATES – PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS BY PARTIES

FLEXIBLE TIMINGS

SIMPLIFICATION OF TAX RATES

ANYWHERE REGISTRATION IN THE STATE

BHU BHARATHI – INTEGRATED LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM –TITLE ENABLING

Bigger goals

Title assurance

Evolutionary or revolutionary innovation (to achieve this goal)

Torrens' law or jugaad?

Payment system – arresting the frauds in remittances

Market value system – IT and other departments – reduction of black money

Integration of departments – revenue, survey, municipal/ panchayat, urban development, planning, registration etc

Public services - innovation

Keep the ear on the ground and listen carefully

Participation of insiders is the key in success of any innovation

Ideas from outside without support from inside heading for failure

Team building

Small doses – kaizen

Defining the clear goals, objectives

Should not be a crazy

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Thanq