Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, launched the Auto-Mutation and Paperless Revenue Registration 2.0 initiative at Chandigarh, marking a significant upgrade to the state's digital land-records infrastructure.

Context

The launch was announced live by CM Saini via a direct broadcast, signalling the administration's intent to move land-record services further into the digital domain. Auto-mutation refers to the automatic updating of land ownership records in government databases upon completion of a registered property transaction, eliminating the need for a separate, often time-consuming, manual application. The '2.0' designation indicates a refined iteration of an earlier digital platform already operating in Haryana.

The initiative covers both components of the property-transaction chain — mutation of revenue records and registration of deeds — bringing them under a unified, paperless workflow accessible from Chandigarh and, by extension, across the state's revenue offices.

Policy Backdrop

Haryana began computerising land records under the centrally sponsored Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP), which gained momentum through the 2010s. That programme pushed states to digitise record-of-rights, automate mutation workflows, and integrate registration and revenue databases to reduce human discretion and opportunities for corruption.

The broader national Digital India agenda has encouraged multiple Indian states to introduce automated mutation and paperless registration systems. Upgrades branded as '2.0' typically add features such as real-time SMS alerts, integration with Aadhaar-verified identity checks, online fee payment, and tighter linkage between the sub-registrar's office and the revenue patwari's records. Watchers will track whether Haryana's version integrates with central portals such as Bhudhaar or PARAS.

Chandigarh, the Union Territory that serves as the joint capital of Haryana and Punjab, is frequently chosen as the launch venue for high-visibility state government programmes, given its administrative concentration and infrastructure.

Stakeholders and Impact

The primary beneficiaries are Haryana's millions of landowners and property buyers who currently navigate multi-step, in-person processes to get mutations effected after a sale, inheritance, or gift deed. Delays in mutation can cloud title, complicate future transactions, and expose landowners to disputes — problems that an automated, paperless pipeline is designed to address.

Revenue officials — including tehsildars, naib-tehsildars, and patwaris — will see their workflow altered as the system routes mutation requests automatically from the registration database rather than through physical files. Transparency advocates argue such automation reduces the scope for unofficial payments that historically accompanied manual mutation approvals.

What's Next

Attention will now turn to the district-wise rollout timeline and the pace at which Haryana's sub-registrar offices and revenue circles are brought onto the upgraded platform. Integration with central land-data frameworks and the availability of citizen-facing grievance redressal within the 2.0 system will be key markers of its operational success. CM Saini's administration is expected to publish implementation milestones as the system scales beyond the launch event.