The Department of Registration is nascent, which was established vide Government order no. 117-Rev (S) of 2019, dated 24th of October, 2019, after the J&K State Reorganization Act 2019. Initially 77 Sub Registrar Offices and 20 Registrar Offices were set up across the Union Territory of J&K. At present total 86 Sub Registrar offices including 09 Additional Sub Registrar offices. Dr Pawan Kotwal, IAS was appointed as the first Inspector General of Registration, J&K, who established the department from zero to well organized department within a short spell of time, the department has achieved the horizons of fully computerized registration system through NGDRS and payment of stamp duty and registration fee electronically through SHCIL and GRAS respectively.
Before the creation of separate Registration Department, the registration of documents and properties was being done by the Judicial Officers in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir since 1920 AD under J&K Registration Act 1977 BK. Now, the Registration of immovable properties and various types of deeds and documents are being done under the Registration Act, 1908.
