Stamps And Registration Department Andhra Pradesh -

But the story of the Stamps and Registration Department is not one of stagnation. It is a quiet, determined revolution.

The department introduced biometric authentication for both buyer and seller. In the past, identity theft was common—someone would impersonate an absentee landowner. Now, thumbprints linked to Aadhaar are mandatory. In 2022 alone, this feature flagged over 2,000 fraudulent transactions in the West Godavari district, saving poor farmers from losing ancestral lands. stamps and registration department andhra pradesh

After the bifurcation of the state in 2014, the newly formed Government of Andhra Pradesh faced a crisis of trust. Land disputes clogged the courts; revenue leakage was rampant. The department, led by a series of reformist IAS officers, decided to kill two birds with one stone: transparency and technology. But the story of the Stamps and Registration