Chennai: The Tamil Nadu registration department has proposed a network of model registration hubs that will offer property and other registration services on air-conditioned premises with appointment-based queues, dedicated premium lounges, and trained service staff.
The final facilitation charges payable by consumers, including GST on the service provider’s share, will be ₹2,090 for standard service, ₹5,225 for tatkal standard service, ₹7,441 for premium service and ₹10,630 for tatkal premium service.
“The offices will be located in a mall or other premium locations,” said D Logesh Tamilselvan, minister of commercial taxes and registration. The private service provider will handle infrastructure, technology, facility management and citizen-facing assistance, but will not have authority over registration decisions,” said an official The three pilot locations in the city are Ambattur in north Chennai, Thiruvanmiyur in south Chennai, T Nagar in central Chennai. A key feature is a tiered service system, enabling citizens to choose between standard, urgent and premium options. “Citizens can continue to use existing sub-registrar offices, and the statutory powers to scrutinise, approve and register documents will remain exclusively with govt-appointed sub-registrars.