Stamp Duty · Punjab
Chandigarh, Mohali, and Ludhiana agreements under Punjab’s adoption of the Indian Stamp Act carry a 1% duty on rent plus deposit — notably cheaper than neighbouring Haryana’s 1.5%, which matters when choosing which side of the tricity to register in.
1% of (rent + deposit)
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (as adopted by Punjab)
₹100 flat for NDAs
PB Schedule I, Article 5
Pre-set for Punjab's schedule. Enter your rent, term, and deposit for an indicative duty — the same engine the Dharaa app uses.
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Estimates are indicative and based on published state schedules — verify against your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
Punjab levies 1% stamp duty on the total rent for the term plus the security deposit. The security deposit is included in the duty base. Registration is optional for agreements under 12 months.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹3,750 (total ≈ ₹3,750).
A flat ₹100 under PB Schedule I, Article 5. This covers NDAs, service agreements, and most contracts without their own schedule entry.
An under-stamped agreement is inadmissible as evidence (Section 35, Indian Stamp Act, 1899) and can be impounded, with a penalty of up to 10× the deficit under Section 40. Stamping correctly at execution costs a fraction of fixing it during a dispute.
Indicatively 1% of total rent for the term plus the security deposit. For ₹25,000/month over 11 months with a ₹1,00,000 deposit, that is about ₹3,750.
Yes — Punjab’s 1% versus Haryana’s 1.5% on the same base. The same ₹25,000/month agreement costs about ₹3,750 in Mohali versus about ₹5,625 in Gurugram.
A flat ₹100 under Schedule I, Article 5 as adopted by Punjab.
Estimates and rules are indicative, based on published state schedules — verify with your State Stamp Schedule or SHCIL before purchase. Not legal or tax advice.
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