Stamp Duty · Telangana
Hyderabad rent agreements enjoy one of the lower ad-valorem rates among big tech cities — 0.4% on rent plus deposit — a fraction of neighbouring Karnataka’s 1%. The deposit still counts toward the base, so HITEC City agreements with large deposits owe more than tenants assume.
0.4% of (rent + deposit)
Rent / lease agreements
Registration optional < 12 months
Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (as adopted by Telangana)
₹100 flat for NDAs
TS Schedule I, Article 5
Pre-set for Telangana'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.
Telangana levies 0.4% stamp duty on the total rent for the term plus the security deposit for leases under one year. The security deposit is included in the duty base. Registration is optional for agreements under 12 months; longer leases attract compulsory registration.
Reference example — ₹25,000/month, 11 months, ₹1,00,000 deposit: duty ≈ ₹1,500 (total ≈ ₹1,500).
A flat ₹100 under TS 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 0.4% 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 ₹1,500.
Substantially — Telangana’s 0.4% is less than half of Karnataka’s 1% on the same base. The same ₹25,000/month agreement costs about ₹1,500 in Hyderabad versus about ₹3,750 in Bengaluru.
A flat ₹100 under Schedule I, Article 5 as adopted by Telangana.
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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