Chandigarh, March 17 – Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, while presenting State Budget 2025-26 as the Finance Minister during the ongoing session of the Vidhan Sabha here today, said in the financial year 2025-26, the Revenue Department will transition from the traditional method of marking with a jareeb, which has been in practice since the time of Raja Todarmal, to using Rover technology. This will provide more accurate markings for the people of Haryana in less time and at a reduced cost.
The Chief Minister announced an allocation of Rs. 2,866.58 crore for the Revenue Department for the year 2025-26, which is an increase of 58.48% from the allocation of Rs 1,808 crore last year.
The Chief Minister said first of all, on behalf of all the villagers in the state, he extends gratitude to former Chief Minister Sh. Manohar Lal Ji for freeing the state from the Lal Dora system, which had been in place since the British era.
He also initiated the drone survey of the entire state, and it is a matter of great pride that this project has been successfully completed. Revenue records have been fully computerized in all the villages of the state. Patwaris have been trained on a pilot basis in 10 villages across each of the 22 districts to update revenue records and Sajra using the Tatima Katkar software. The work for the remaining villages across the state will be completed in the financial year 2025-26. After that, the process of updating revenue records will continue automatically throughout the entire state.
The Chief Minister said in the financial year 2025-26, he proposes an allocation of Rs. 217 crore for the purchase of 250 different types of firefighting vehicles and Rs. 250 crore for 13 hydraulic platforms to assist in firefighting operations in multi-storey buildings. A provision of Rs. 29 crore has also been made for establishing a state-level fire training institute in Khedi Masania village, district Jind.
Developers, builders, societies, and authorities often transfer property to the allottee in their records and give possession but fail to complete the registration deed, which is legally incorrect and causes a loss of stamp duty revenue for the government. In the next financial year, it will be mandatory for all such properties to be registered. If the allottees do not complete the registration within a specified period, they will have to pay stamp duty at the current collector rate, he said.
The registration process will be introduced in all tehsils on the lines of modern passport offices, allowing individuals to apply from the comfort of their homes. This will make the process more convenient and transparent
The Chief Minister said the Haryana Space Applications Centre (HARSAC) plays a crucial role in geospatial research, remote sensing, and GIS applications in the state. It significantly contributes to strengthening land use, crop monitoring, disaster management, and urban development. I propose to increase the allocated amount for HARSAC from Rs 23.25 crore to Rs 30 crore, compared to the Revised Estimate for the financial year 2024-25. This represents a 13% increase in the department’s budget, which will further promote satellite data analysis, AI integration, and capacity building. This enhancement will make Haryana’s policy decision-making processes more effective and accelerate innovation and economic development in the state.
The Chief Minister said he was confident that the implementation of the above new arrangements will increase the stamp duty income in the state. He said the government has set a revenue target of Rs.16,555 crore for the department in the year 2025-26.
