Stamp duty in Jammu and Kashmir is generating steady revenue, primarily from the cities of Jammu and Srinagar. But, the registrations are falling, apparently because the people lack enough resources to purchase land, writes Masood Hussain Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

In Jammu and Kashmir, stamp duty collections reveal a stark concentration: in 2024-25, ten of the twenty districts contributed less than one per cent each, while Jammu and Srinagar cities alone accounted for half the revenue, with the remaining 40 per cent generated by just eight other districts.

Stamp duty, it may be noted, is a tax imposed on individual property transactions or documents, which, in the case of Jammu and Kashmir, is mostly levied when land changes hands. Under the tariffs in

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