Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 launched Paperless Registry 2.0 (the second phase) and the Auto Intkal (mutation) System in Haryana, marking a significant step in the state's digital governance agenda. The reforms integrate the property mutation process directly with registration, aiming to reduce bureaucratic delays for millions of landowners and farmers across the state.

Context

Announcing the initiative on X, CM Saini wrote: 'Digital India, Digital Haryana' — framing the launch as part of a broader push for a transparent administrative system. He noted that the application form has also been simplified compared to the earlier process, easing the burden on citizens navigating property transactions. The post confirmed that the Paperless Registry System has been operational in the state since 1 November 2025.

Under the new arrangement, the intkal (mutation) process — the official updating of land ownership records after a sale or inheritance — is now integrated with registration itself. Previously, citizens had to complete registration and then separately apply for mutation, a two-step process that often caused significant delays.

Policy Backdrop

The launch sits within the national Digital India programme, the flagship e-governance initiative introduced by the central government in 2015 to drive paperless administration and citizen-centric digital services across states. Haryana's move also builds on the National Land Records Modernization Programme, which began in 2008 to computerise land records and reduce property disputes through digitisation.

Multiple Indian states have progressively worked to integrate land registration with mutation processes under the Digital India umbrella, aiming to cut red tape in revenue administration. Automated mutation directly addresses a long-standing bottleneck: after a property changes hands, delays in updating official ownership records have historically created legal uncertainty and scope for corruption.

Stakeholders and Impact

The Auto Intkal System is expected to provide significant relief to lakhs of farmers and landowners across Haryana, as CM Saini stated in his post. For rural property holders in particular, the manual mutation process has historically required multiple visits to revenue offices and was vulnerable to delays and informal payments.

The integration of registration and mutation into a single paperless workflow reduces the number of touchpoints between citizens and government officials, which is a key transparency objective. Simplified application forms further lower the barrier for first-time or low-literacy users engaging with the land records system.

What's Next

The broader trajectory points toward deeper integration of Haryana's state land portal with national frameworks such as the NLRMP and emerging land-identity systems. Possible legislative amendments to align with the updated registration and mutation workflows may also follow as the system matures.

The success of Paperless Registry 2.0 will likely be measured by reduction in mutation pendency rates and citizen grievances related to land transactions — metrics that will determine whether the state scales the model further or refines it in subsequent phases.