The state government’s plan to simplify property registration through the Unique Property Identification Number (UPIN) system—announced in April—has yet to be implemented. The initiative aims to integrate property registration with city survey records, enabling automatic mutation and faster issuance of property cards for urban areas.
While the UPIN system is already functional for agricultural land—where updates are automatically reflected in the 7/12 extract—the urban rollout remains pending. Under the proposed system, properties registered at Sub-Registrar Offices through the Garvi Portal with a UPIN would automatically update in city survey records, eliminating the need for manual mutation applications.
Guidelines have been issued to make UPIN entry mandatory during property transfers, ensuring automatic synchronization between registration and survey departments. Once operational, the new system will save citizens from multiple visits and cumbersome paperwork, fully digitising property updates.
However, experts say the implementation is stalled. “The government issued the circular in April, but it is yet to be rolled out statewide. We’re still waiting for the system to go live so that people don’t have to visit the city survey office for property cards,” said Rajendra Jani, Sales Deed Registration Expert.
Advocate Milin Dave noted that while the system promises smoother record-keeping, incomplete digitisation of city survey data in several regions is delaying the process.
Benefits of the UPIN system:
Simplification: Automated mutation process after registration
Convenience: No need for separate manual submissions
Accuracy: Real-time record synchronisation between registration and survey offices
Despite its potential to revolutionise urban property registration, the UPIN system remains grounded—for now.