72% segments witness only 10% increase in collector rates: Nayab Singh Saini
Challenging the Opposition’s stance, Saini questioned whether their advocacy favoured buyers or sellers, asserting that the government’s decisions were made in the interest of the poor.
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He also defended the government’s decision to raise collector rates for land and plot transactions by up to 50 per cent.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday told the Assembly that of the 2.46 lakh segments, nearly 72 per cent of regions have seen an increase of collector rate by only 10 per cent.
“This entire process is based on a data-driven and rational formula, under which the top 50 per cent of property registries in each segment were analysed. In areas where the registry value was 200 per cent higher than the collector rate, the maximum increase applied was 50 per cent. Despite this adjustment, collector rates in most areas still remain significantly below actual market prices,” Saini said.
Responding to a Calling Attention Motion moved by INLD legislators Aditya Chautala and Arjun Chautala, who criticised the hike as “impractical and burdensome”, the Chief Minister argued that the revision was part of a regular process followed even during previous Congress governments. He noted that the practice of collector rates dates back to 1899, originating under British rule.
He also defended the government’s decision to raise collector rates for land and plot transactions by up to 50 per cent.
Challenging the Opposition’s stance, Saini questioned whether their advocacy favoured buyers or sellers, asserting that the government’s decisions were made in the interest of the poor.
Aditya Chautala insisted that if revenue generation was the goal, the government should focus on curbing corruption in tehsil offices rather than increasing collector rates. Congress MLA B B Batra called for a review of the hike, citing location-based anomalies, while Aftab Ahmed warned that inflated rates could discourage property registrations. In contrast, BJP’s Ram Kumar Gautam advocated for further increases to align with prevailing market prices and prevent losses to the state exchequer.
The revised collector rates, effective August 1, reflect hikes ranging from 10 to 50 per cent across both urban and rural areas. This marks the second increase in eight months, with the previous revision implemented on December 1, 2024. Although rates are typically updated annually on April 1, the 2024 adjustment was postponed due to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. The real estate sector has expressed concern that the steep hike may dampen market activity.
In the Assembly on Wednesday, the CM said during the Congress’s rule from 2004-2005 to 2014, the collector rate increased by an average of 25.11 per cent, whereas under the BJP government from 2014 to 2025, the increase has been only 9.69 per cent.
Stamp duty scrapped for small residential plots
In the Assembly, Saini also announced a complete waiver of stamp duty on the registration of residential plots — measuring up to 50 square yards in urban areas and up to 100 square yards in rural regions — allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Mukhyamantri Shehri Awas Yojana, and Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Yojana in Haryana.
Currently, the state levies stamp duty at five per cent of the purchase/allotment value for women and seven per cent for men, an official said.
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