673 Pune properties registered in 1 week, pace to build in June

PUNE: The city recorded 673 properties between May 18 and May 26 after a pause of nearly two months due to the Kovid-19 epidemic and received a revenue of Rs 20 crore.

Seventeen of the 27 property registration offices reopened in the city’s non-amalgamated area on 18 May. Officials said property registration was gradually lifted in the fourth phase of the lockdown and was expected to improve once Got more rest.

“There was hardly any registration on the first day of restoration. But registrations started after May 20, ”said Pune City Joint District Registrar GS Kollekar.

Out of 516 registration offices in the state, 475 are working full force through e-phase in the process. Only five registrations are allowed at a time in a registration office to maintain social distance.

“Property registrations are slowly and steadily increasing and figures will improve in June. Currently, our sub-registrar offices are operating with 100% staff strength while maintaining all health protocols. People are coming out of fear of an epidemic and visiting registration offices, ”said Inspector General of Registration and Stamps (IGR) Omprakash Deshmukh.

“We are cross-checking all construction zone applications, especially in Pune and Mumbai and preventing applicants from visiting our offices,” he said.

673 city properties registered in 1 week.

Deputy IGR Bhurkunde said that the registrations to be held in March before the lockout was announced were now due. In April, the state recorded 13139 properties and generated Rs273.39 crore. In May, it earned Rs 223.72 crore, mostly from rural areas, through leave and license agreements and some property registrations.

“There are a lot of parameters for registration in Pune and Mumbai. After resting once more, we are hopeful about more property registration, ”said Bhurkunde.

CREDAI-Pune Metro President Suhas Merchant said opening the registration office was a good sign. “The initial low response can be attributed to new bookings in the last two months. The process of e-registration in the builders’ offices for new projects will be the way forward for the property process, ”he said.

Anand Rathi, a resident of Rast Peth, lodged his property in the sub-registrar office in the camp area last week. “We went for the e-step-in process and an appointment was allotted. We went on the allotted time and were done in 30 minutes between health protocols – from cleaning hands and maintaining social distances.

Activist Shrikant Joshi, who is pushing for the registration offices, said, “The process of regularizing the registration process may take some time. But basic cleanliness must be maintained.”