Saturday duty scrapped at 100 sub-registrar offices from November 1

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Registration Department will discontinue Saturday duty at 100 sub-registrar (SR) offices from November 1, as the government expands presenceless and paperless registration and seeks to rationalise the workload of its offices.

The decision was formalised through a Government Order issued by the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department on October 1, following an Assembly announcement on September 7. The order said the change was being implemented in view of the reduction in workload arising from the department’s reforms.

Under the arrangement, the 100 identified SR offices will function only on weekdays. Registration personnel at these offices will no longer be required to attend duty on Saturdays, enabling them to use the day for other official work.

The move forms part of a wider reform package aimed at making document registration faster and less dependent on physical visits to government offices. The department has announced 25 Model Registration Hubs, additional infrastructure for 25 high-volume SR offices, and rationalisation of office jurisdictions to distribute workload more evenly.

The reforms also include the phased expansion of presenceless registration and paperless registration for specified documents. The department has said the measures are intended to streamline services while reducing the administrative burden on registration officials.

The Government Order, issued after consideration of the Registration Department’s 2026-27 policy announcement and the views of the department head, said the Saturday-duty system at the 100 offices would be withdrawn from November 1.

The revised schedule will apply to the identified offices from that date thereafter.