The Inspector-General of Revenue and Stamps Andhra Pradesh is the authority responsible for levying and collecting various property-related taxes in the state. The IGRS AP portal provides a number of services stamp duty calculation, accessing the registered property documents and getting access to various certificates related to a property such as encumbrance certificate.
What is IGRS AP?
IGRS Andhra Pradesh (IGRS AP), collects revenue for the state through stamp duty, registration charges and transfer duty. At IGRS, while stamp duty is levied on property purchase and transfers, a registration fee is levied on transfer of ownership of immovable property. Registration of document with IGRS is very important as once registered they become public information, thus making it easy for authentication.
IGRS AP: Key facts
| Name | IGRS AP/ IGRS Andhra Pradesh |
| Advantage | Provides IGRS EC |
| Beneficiaries | Andhra Pradesh citizens |
| Online portal | http://registration.ap.gov.in/ |
What are the property related online services available on IGRS AP?
- Calculate Andhra Pradesh Stamp Duty to be paid for property registration by using the stamp duty calculator available on IGRS AP.
- Search and verify IGRS EC on any property that is registered with the IGRS AP.
- Encumbrance certificate verifies if a property is free from monetary or legal issues like uncleared loans, mortgage etc.
- Find registration details of property registered with IGRS AP using document number, layout plots or apartments on the IGRS AP website.
IGRS: Features of AP stamps and registration portal
Online services: Popular APIGRS services include GPA search, property registration, property valuation, market value certificate, encumbrance certificate, marriage registration etc.
Templates: IGRS AP for the convenience of the user has provided templates for the services that they seek. Some of the IGRS AP include sale deed template, rent/lease template, mortgage template, gift template etc.
What is Andhra Pradesh stamps and registration charge?
| Description of instrument/document | AP Registration fee | Stamp duty | User charges |
| Sale deed | 1% | 5% | Rs 100 if value is less than Rs 50,000
Res 200 if value is more than Rs 50,000 |
| Gift deed | 0.5% (minimum Rs 1,000 and maximum Rs 10,000) | 2 % on IGRS market value AP | Rs 100 if value is less than Rs 50,000
Rs 200 if value is more than Rs 50,000 |
| Agreement of sale-cum-general power of attorney | Rs 2,000 | 5% | Rs 100 if value is less than Rs 50,000
Rs 200 if value is more than Rs 50,000 |
| Sale with possession | 0.5% | 5% | Rs 100 if value is less than Rs 50,000
Rs 200 if value is more than Rs 50,000 |
| Partition | Rs 1000 | 1% | Rs 100 if value is less than Rs 50,000
Rs 200 if value is more than Rs 50,000 |
| Settlement deed | 0.5% | 2% | Rs 100 if value is less than Rs 50,000
Rs 200 if value is more than Rs 50,000 |
| Mortgage with possession | 0.10% | 2% | Rs 100 |
| Mortgage without possession | 0.10% | 0.50% | Rs 100 |
IGRS AP: Stamp duty on other deeds
| Type of transaction | Stamp duty charges |
| Agreement of sale cum G.P.A | 5% |
| Adoption Deed | Rs 35 |
| Affidavit | Rs 10 |
| Divorce deed | Rs 5 |
| Development agreement | 5% |
| Construction agreement | 5% |
| Exchange deed | 4% on consideration or M.V. of the property of greater value, whichever is higher |
| Lease agreements of less than 10 years | 2% on A.A.R |
| Lease agreements of more than 10 years but less than 20 years | 6% on A.A.R |
| Will | Nil |
| Indemnity Bond | 3% subject to a maximum of Rs. 100/- |
| Special power of Attorney | Rs 20 |
Note: These stamp duty charges are based on market value or transactional value of the property (whichever is lower).
See also: encumbrance certificate
IGRS AP: What are the documents required for property registration?
- Sale agreement
- Sale deed
- Encumbrance Certificate AP
- Copy of utility bill
- Identity proof of the buyer, the seller and the witnesses (could be Aadhaar, Voter ID card, Passport or Driving License, etc.)
- Duly filled Form 60 or PAN card with proof of identity and address of both parties.
- Passport-size photographs of the buyer and the seller.
Documents to be registered with IGRS AP
- Gift deed of immovable property.
- Non-testamentary instruments like sale, mortgage, partition, release, settlement of immovable property, which operate to create, declare, assign, transfer, limit or extinguish currently or going forward, any right, title or interest, whether vested or contingent, of the value of one hundred rupees and upwards, to or in immovable property.
- Non testamentary instruments that accept the receipt or payment of any consideration on account of the creation, declaration, assignment, limitation or extension of any such right, title or interest.
- Leases of immovable property.
IGRS AP: Stamp duty and AP registration fees for registration of a will
During the lifetime of the testator, AP registration of a will costs Rs 100 plus user charges.
For AP registration of the will after the death of the testator, the registration fee of Rs 100 has to be paid.
Along with the registration fees, enquiry fees including batta and processing fees at actuals will be collected.
Note that for the will deed, there is no stamp duty to be paid.
How to calculate stamp duty on IGRS AP?
AP stamps and registration department charges the current stamp duty at 5% of the property’s cost and the registration charge at 1% of the property’s cost. The IGRS AP charges transfer duty at 1.5% of the property cost. This is levied in accordance to the provisions mentioned in the AP Gram Panchayats Act,1964 and the AP Municipalities Act, 1965.
To calculate stamp duty in Andhra Pradesh, on the IGRS AP homepage under the Duty and fee details section, select service from drop down box.
Services include conveyance, gift, gift in any other case, mortgage- with possession, mortgage-without possession, partition, partition among others, release, release of Benami right, sale of immovable property, settlement, settlement in favour of others, agreement of sale cum G.P.A, development/ construction agreement cum G.P.A, agreement to sell with possession, other cases.
You will get details with respect to stamp fee, registration fee and user charges. For example, here we have selected Gift and we get to know % of stamp fee, registration fee and user charges.
How to pay stamp duty and registration charges online on IGRS AP?
- Calculate the stamp duty to be paid on IGRS AP
- Generate challan for the stamp duty to be paid
- Log on to https://www.shcilestamp.com/estampstateandhra.html and make online payment through the various modes.
- Once you verify the receipt and e-stamp certificate, you can submit the documents to the SRO.
- Complete the registration at the SRO that includes verification of document and stamping.
- Get the registered property document and other related important documents.
How can you get a copy of certified copy of the registered property document?
You can log on to IGRS AP and download the CC online.
Key details about Andhra Pradesh EC search online
Encumbrance certificate on IGRS AP has the property owner’s name and property details.
- IGRS AP EC is an important proof of property ownership. IGRS AP EC will have the names of the current and past owners attached with the property.
- Encumbrance certificate AP will highlight whether a property has been bought using home loan or any credit.
- Banks ask the IGRS AP EC as a guarantee to get property credit. The encumbrance certificate document assures the financial institution that the property / land is not sold.
- If for some reason, property charge is not paid for more than three years to the AP stamps and registration department, IGRS EC AP has to be given to the Panchayat/Village officer for getting the land charge records refreshed.
- IGRS EC is obligatory in case of taking back PF buying and development of property
Types of AP stamps and registration Encumbrance Certificate (EC)
There are two types of AP stamps and registration EC -encumbrance certificates
Form 15
Form 15 contains a record of sale, lease, mortgage, gift, partition, release, etc. This is issued when a property is registered with the transaction details. All information mentioned in this form should be right.
Form 16
Form 16 is issued by the sub-registrar and serves as a NIL document. This is a proof that the property is under litigation and no transaction has been made since the IGRS AP EC was asked for.
How to search for IGRS AP EC online?
Citizens can search for online encumbrance on 24X7 basis from anywhere. Note that the source for generating encumbrance details for self-search and encumbrance certificate obtained in sub registrar office is same. Hence for all practical purposes both are same. However, citizens who need ink signed Encumbrance certificate should approach SRO concern.
Online eEC is available for transaction post January 1, 1983 only. Hence if citizens require Encumbrance certificate prior to this date, approach the SRO office concern.
You can search for Encumbrance certificate by following one of the below mentioned ways on the IGRS AP portal.
- Search for eEC can be made on :
- Document number and year of document or
- House number or old house number or apartment name situated in a city/ town/village with optional flat number and colony/locality/habitation or
- Survey number in a revenue village and optionally described by a plot number.
- District and SRO office selection is mandatory under all options.
- Period of search is controlled as per the availability of data.
- Users are advised to enter the house number following the standard format as Ward – Block – Door NO / Bi no. for better results.
- As the data describing the property is not well structured and standardised due to legacy data and variation in description of the same property with respect to time because of changes in the classification of property, a probabilistic search is made and that may result in display of multiple results some of which may not be of any interest to the user. User should select the relevant entry for generating the statement on Encumbrances.
- If you see Data Not Found message, check with the SRO.
Select encumbrance type, document number, year of registration and registered at SRO, enter Captcha and click on Submit.
IGRS AP: How to search for IGRS EC offline?
To access the IGRS EC offline you may be required to visit the concerned sub-registrar’s office (SRO). For getting the EC AP certificates before 1983, you will have to approach the SRO at the AP stamps and registration EC department.
IGRS Andhra Pradesh: How to get AP EC through MeeSeva?
MeeSeva is an online service portal working in sync with AP registration department. Note that MeeSeva services user charges are Rs 40 for Category-A and Rs 50 for Category B.
To get IGRS EC through the Mee Seva online franchise, firstly go to the Meeseva portal to proceed for getting your AP encumbrance certificate.
When doing an IGRS AP EC search with memo number, enter details like
- memo number
- year of registration
- registered at which SRO
- enter captcha
and press on submit.
Finally, if you search for your IGRA AP EC with the ‘none’ option, you have to enter among other details
- flat no.
- house no,
- apartment
- /city
- SRO period
- enter captcha
and press submit.
After this, for EC in AP, you have to submit an application to AP stamps and registration EC department with all the necessary documents to the operator. Also, processing fees have to be paid for AP stamps and registration EC. Once approved, you will get confirmation of your IGRS EC/ AP encumbrance certificate as a SMS on your registered mobile number.
How do I download files from IGRS AP?
Step 1: To get IGRS CC Andhra Pradesh, go to the official website of the AP IGRS EC or click here.
Step 2:For the IGRS CC Andhra Pradesh, on the EC Andhra Pradesh website, you will be required to fill in details, such as the district, SRO, registered document number, registration year and captcha and then proceed to submit the details to IGRS AP EC. You will then be able to get the IGRS CC Andhra Pradesh copy (AP EC download).
See also: All about Andhra Pradesh property and land registration
How to check IGRS market value AP?
Step 1: To check the IGRS market value AP, On the landing page of the official website – igrs.ap.gov.in market value, on your left-hand side, you will be able to see the option ‘Market rates (Basic Rates)’ mentioned. Click on it or simply click here to proceed to check the IGRS market value AP.
Step 2: Next step to check the IGRS market value AP at igrs.ap.gov.in market value, you will be directed to the following page on Andhra Pradesh IGRS, where you would need to choose whether you are searching for agricultural land rates or non-agricultural property rates, your district, village and mandal, from the drop-down menu on the registration AP website.
Step 3: Suppose we choose Nellore district, Chillakur Mandal and Ballavolu village to check IGRS market value AP, we would be led to the following IGRS market value AP information, which is the locality-wise unit rates.
IGRS AP: How to do online payments?
To do online payments for the services on IGRS AP, click on ‘Online payments’ under services.
You will reach https://cfms.ap.gov.in/ , the Comprehensive Financial Management System website.
Benefits of IGRS AP online payment
- Using the online payments website, users can pay for all services across departments from the comfort of their house.
- Manual payments for all services across departments can be done in any SBI branch.
- For challans, citizens need not go to treasury office. The challans can be generated online from all head of accounts from anywhere.
- Automated and seamless recognition of paid memos on the online payments page.
- Very accurate accounts with zero or minimal errors.
IGRS AP: How to get stamps vendor list?
On the homepage of IGRS AP website, click on stamp vendor list under the ‘Find’ category. You will reach http://registration.ap.gov.in/chatbot-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/stampVendorsList.html
Select the district name from the drop down box on APIGRS and the stamp vendors list will be displayed which will include details like name of the AP stamps and registration district, name of the SRO, name of the stamp vendor and address of the stamp vendor.
IGRS AP: How to get franking machine vendors list?
On the homepage of IGRS AP, click on eStamp –Franking machine vendors list and you will reach http://registration.ap.gov.in/chatbot-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/eStamp-Franking-Machin-Venders-list.html
Select from the drop down box on AP IGRS the registration district and you will details about franking machine vendors list.
How can I check my registration details on IGRS Andhra Pradesh?
Step 1: Proceed to the official website of IGRS AP.
Step 2: On your right-hand side of the IGRS AP website, you can see a list of services. Click on ‘List of Transactions’ to proceed to check the AP registration and stamps details.
Step 3: To see IGRS AP registration details of your property using document number, fill the following details
- In registration details of box, choose document number from dropdown box.
- Select district and sub-registrar office from dropdown box
- Enter document number
- Enter registration number
- Click submit
To see IGRS AP registration details of your property using layout plots, fill the following details
- In registration details of box, choose layout plots from dropdown box.
- Select district, mandal and village from dropdown box
- Enter survey number in a layout in any order
- Enter plot number
- Enter survey number list
- Click submit
To see IGRS AP registration details of your property using apartments, fill the following details
- In registration details of box, choose apartments from dropdown box.
- Select district, mandal and village from dropdown box
- Enter flat number
- Enter apartment name or house number
- Click submit
IGRS Andhra Pradesh: Know your SRO
On the IGRS AP portal homepage, click on ‘Find SRO’ and you will be led to
Enter the details in the AP registration and stamps website including select district, select mandal and select village and you will get the details like presented in the picture below including village name, SRO name, SRO code, location address, latitude and longitude.
Some of the AP registration and stamps department SRO district wise include:
IGRS Anantapur , IGRS Chittoor, IGRS Cuddapah,IGRS East Godavari, IGRS Guntur, IGRS Vijayawada (Krishna), IGRS Kurnool, IGRS Nellore, IGRS Prakasam, IGRS Srikakulam, IGRS Visakhapatnam, IGRS Vizianagaram, IGRS West Godavari.
IGRS AP: How to do search by name on all documents/GPA search?
On the IGRS AP website, click on search by name under the services tab. You will be led to a new page on the IGRS AP portal, where after reading the agreement of access, click on submit.
You will led to another page where you have to key details like surname of first name/ middle name/ last name, select district, select the SRO, search made by – applicant’s name, captcha and click on submit.
IGRS Andhra Pradesh: Anywhere registration
Under IGRS AP, when SROs under a district registrar’s jurisdiction are merged with the district registrar’s office, they are treated as one sub-district and all the sub-registrars working here are joint sub-registrars. These joint sub-registrars will have concurrent jurisdiction and people are allowed to register any property situated in the said sub-district at any of these joint SRO offices.
The IGRS AP has come up with CARD central architecture with its central servers located at state data centre in Hyderabad. In the central architecture which provides anywhere registration, all the data linked to each sub-registrar office are placed. It contains the data on jurisdiction, market value, prohibited properties list, past index data and document image data pertaining to all the documents registered in the past through CARD. This enables the registration on anywhere basis. Presently, anywhere registration is available across 38 registration districts of the IGRS AP.
IGRS AP: Online land mutation in Andhra Pradesh.
Under the auto-mutation of land rights in IGRS AP, the state aims to bring a transparent system and provide respite to farmers. Previously, farmers had to visit the tahsildar offices and MeeSeva centres for land mutation and AP land registration search. According to the amendment in the Andhra Pradesh Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act,1971, AP registration IGRS will also handle land transfer records (ROR-1B Adangal). These will be available online for free on http://meebhoomi.ap.gov.in/SearchAdangal.aspx. Following this, within 30 days, the tahsildar’s attestation and addition of details in revenue records will be completed, after which an e-passbook will be given.
See also: How to check Meebhoomi adangal
The auto-mutation project was taken up in Kankipadu mandal of the Krishna district in 2019, on a pilot basis. Now, the Andhra Pradesh government has extended this facility to all other districts including IGRS Nellore, IGRS Kurnool and IGRS Vijayawada.
IGRS AP: Integrated property wise transaction details
- Click on the ‘Integrated Property wise Transaction Details’ under Ease of Doing Business and you will be led to https://registration.ap.gov.in/igrs/integratedPropertySearch
- To check AP stamps and registration deed details of the rural properties, click on ‘Rural Properties’.
- Enter the details including district, mandal, village and survey number and press submit, following which you will get access to all details like shown in the below picture, for which you can take the printout too.
- To check AP stamps and registration deed details of the Urban properties on APIGRS, click on Urban Properties .
- Enter the assessment number and submit and you will have access to all the details as shown in the picture below.
IGRS AP: Prohibited property search
- On the homepage of the AP registration and stamps duty department, click on the ‘Prohibited Property ’. You will reach https://registration.ap.gov.in/igrs/ppProperty
- Enter District, Mandal, Village and Survey Number and click on submit.
- You will get details as shown above. If the survey no. has prohibited properties, you can get to see that list as well.
IGRS AP: Village directory
- Click on ‘Village directory’ under the ‘find’ tab on the IGRS Andhra Pradesh website.
- Now, click on the district name or code number for mandal list.
- Now click on Mandal name or code to get Village list.
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IGRS AP: Public data entry
- On the IGRS AP web portal, click on public data entry tab seen on the homepage.
- Here, enter the user id, password, captcha and submit and a new page will open where you can proceed with the data entry.
IGRS AP: Society service details
To get society service details, on the IGRS AP homepage, under the services section, click on society services. You will reach the page as shown below.
Here select the service that you are looking for. They include Registration of society (under section: 3), Amendment of society (under section: 8,9,10,21,24,26), certified copy of society registration, certified copy of byelaw, submission of appeal of society, verification of registered society, status of application. You will be led to another page where you can avail the society services.
IGRS AP: Amendment of society (under section 8,9,10, 21, 24, 26)
- On IGRS AP, click on society services and then on Amendment of society (under section 8,9,10, 21, 24, 26)
You will reach a page where you have to enter
- Society registration no
- Name of society
- Name of registration district
- Registration year
- Click on search
IGRS AP: Submission of appeal of society
- On IGRS AP, click on society services and then on submission of appeal of society.
- You will reach a page where you have to
- Select service from drop down box
- Enter unique application no
- Click on search
IGRS AP: Verification of registered society
On IGRS AP, click on society services and then on verification of registered society.
You will reach a new page where you will have to enter
- Registration number
- Registration district name
- Society name
- Registration year
- Click on submit
IGRS AP: Status of application
On IGRS AP website, click on society services and then click on status of application.
You will reach a new page where you have to enter
- application reference no.
- click on submit.
IGRS AP: Download forms
To download the forms relevant with stamps and registration in Andhra Pradesh, click on ‘Download’ on the IGRS AP homepage.
Click on Document Templates to download templates to get templates for Gift, Mortgage, Release Deed, Rent or Lease, Sale Deed, Title Deed.
Click on Forms to download forms of certified copy application, chit funds forms, Download 32-A-form, Encumbrance application, Firm registration, Indent for Stamp, Market Value, Notary application, Partnership Firms, RTI.
IGRS AP: Societies forms (Mov-Bye-Laws)
Click on ‘Downloads’ on IGRS AP page and select Societies forms. You will reach http://registration.ap.gov.in/chatbot-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT/download.html
IGRS AP: Grievance
On the homepage of IGRS AP, click on Grievance Redressal and you will reach http://grievance.rs.ap.gov.in/grievance.
Click on lodge grievance and enter details
IGRS AP: Online land registration system
Under the public data entry system, property owners can upload their land/ property detail data on the IGRS AP website and get a time slot appointment with the SRO office. The entire registration process will be completed in 20 minutes. IGRS AP has installed CCTV cameras to ensure a transparent registration process.
Housing.com POV
IGRS AP provides convenient services with respect to registration in Andhra Pradesh. The IGRS portal is easy to navigate and user-friendly. It’s a good idea to use the online portal for all property related and other registration services with which you can save a lot of time.
IGRS Andhra Pradesh: Contact information
For any information or grievance, you can contact:
I T E & C Department,
AP Secretariat,
Velagapudi: 4th Block, 1st Floor
FAQs
What is the registration charges for AP land in 2025?
While the registration charges for AP Land in 2025 is between 0.1% to 0.5%, the stamp duty is around 6% of the market value of the property.
How do I check my AP EC online?
AP EC online can be checked by logging on to IGRS AP website and clicking on Encumbrance Search.
How to download the AP EC online?
On the IGRS AP page, under Encumbrance Search, enter details such as registration number, document number, memo etc. Enter the captcha code and you will see the AP EC online which you can download.
What is the cost of EC in AP?
For upto 30 years you have to pay Rs 200 as fees for EC and for more than 30 years the fees is Rs 500.
How to check government land value in AP?
You can check the government land value in AP by visiting IGRS AP portal. The land value for agricultural land is published every two years.
What is dotted land in AP?
Dotted land are lands that are under dispute as there is no clear ownership documents associated with them.
Who maintains the content on IGRS AP website?
All the content on the IGRS Andhra Pradesh website is managed, owned and updated by the Registration & Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
I cannot find EC online on IGRS AP website, what can I do?
In case you are unable to search the EC online on the IGRS website, please visit the SRO of IGRS Andhra Pradesh.
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