Tamil Nadu announces plan to let citizens register documents from home

Tamil Nadu's finance minister, Marie Wilson, told the Assembly on Wednesday that the government will roll out an Anywhere Registration facility enabling citizens to register documents from the convenience of their homes, The Hindu reported. The announcement came while presenting the state's Revised Budget Estimates for 2026-27. Wilson said the Registration Department would pursue reforms built around convenience, fraud prevention and digital innovation, with amendments to the Act and the Rules to be introduced in line with Supreme Court judgments and best practices adopted by leading States. The department would then move in phases toward a fully paperless, presence-less digital authentication system, with transactions completed under it keeping the same legal validity and authenticity as before, Wilson said. The announcement did not set out a timeline for the amendments, a pilot phase, or safeguards for people with limited internet access.