MP CM Mohan Yadav: Govt Bears All Property Registry Costs
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Stamp duty, registration fees, every last charge — the Madhya Pradesh government is picking up the entire tab for property registrations conducted under its ongoing campaign. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav made the declaration on Friday, 6 November 2026, underlining that citizens enrolling through the Mukhya Mantri Registry Yojana will not spend a single rupee on the paperwork that typically bites the hardest in a property deal.
Posting on X, CM Yadav stated: 'मुख्यमंत्री रजिस्ट्री योजना के तहत प्रदेश में संचालित अभियान में संपत्ति की रजिस्ट्री पर लगने वाली स्टाम्प ड्यूटी, पंजीयन शुल्क सहित अन्य सभी खर्चों का वहन हमारी सरकार कर रही है' — roughly: 'Under the Mukhya Mantri Registry Yojana campaign running across the state, our government is bearing all costs — stamp duty, registration fees and every other charge — on property registration.'What the Mukhya Mantri Registry Yojana covers
When a property changes hands in India, the buyer typically faces a double blow: stamp duty — a state tax levied as a percentage of the transaction value — and a separate registration fee paid to the sub-registrar's office. Together, these can add several percentage points to the cost of a property purchase. Under the Mukhya Mantri Registry Yojana, the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government is absorbing both charges, along with any ancillary fees, for registrations completed during the campaign window.
The scheme is part of a wider pattern across Indian states of running time-bound campaigns that waive or subsidise registration costs — with the twin goals of encouraging formal property transactions and reducing the financial burden on buyers. For many first-time homeowners and lower-income families, these charges represent a significant upfront barrier.
Dr. Mohan Yadav's welfare pitch
Dr. Mohan Yadav has led Madhya Pradesh since December 2023, when the BJP retained power in the state assembly elections. His government has positioned citizen-welfare schemes — particularly those reducing the cost of essential services — as a central pillar of governance. The Mukhya Mantri Registry Yojana fits squarely into that framing: a direct, tangible saving for property owners at the moment of registration, with the state treasury absorbing what citizens would otherwise pay.
How many registrations the campaign has facilitated, and the total outlay the state has committed, remain figures to watch as the campaign progresses.