From tomorrow, you can register property at your convenience

Mumbai: Starting Thursday, island city residents will not have to skip work to register their property documents. For, the state government will provide a new facility that will allow them to register their property documents virtually throughout the day—from 7 in the morning to 9 in the evening. 

    At present, registration of property documents takes place between 10am and 5pm. Revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat will inaugurate two new offices at Adarsh Nagar in Worli as part of the new arrangement. 
    While one office will function from 7am to 2pm, the second will operate between 2pm and 9 pm. "This will allow office-goers to register property documents before or after office hours," said S Chockalingam, inspector general of registration and stamps. 
    A similar arrangement for suburban residents is being readied in Khar (on the telephone exchange premises on Linking Road). Chockalingam said the suburban facility will be operational by month-end. 
    On June 20, TOI had carried a news report highlighting the government'splan in this regard. "With the inauguration of the two offices in Worli, the number of offices for transaction in island city will go up to five. The new facility will ease the burden on the existing setup," said Chockalingam. 
    In the next few months, the state plans to set up more offices in the city, which sees an average 2 lakh document registrations annually.

A TOI report on June 20