# Tamil Nadu makes first-sale plot and flat registration fully online 2026-08-17T11:39:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Monday launched compulsory 'Presence-less Registration' for first-sale housing plots and apartments in multi-storeyed buildings. The system, which replaces physical visits to sub-registrar offices, is the first phase of the Registration Department's transition to the advanced STAR 3.0 system, according to a government press release. Under the new process, builders, buyers, and witnesses must create accounts on the TNREGINET portal and upload Aadhaar cards for biometric authentication via fingerprint or iris. The Hindu reports that documents must be processed within 24 hours by registers - who can approve, return for correction, or reject them. Documents sent back for rectification can be resubmitted within 30 days. India Today adds that the initiative marks a mandatory shift for first-sale plots and flats only. To prevent forgery, registered documents carry a digital signature, a dynamic five-colour endorsement, and a QR code on every page. Certified copies of the documents will be available for download from the beneficiary's login for 60 days after registration. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - indiatoday.in This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T03:36:24+00:00. Tags: C Joseph Vijay, Presence-less Registration, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-launches-presenceless-property-registration/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tamil-nadu-cm-vijay-launches-presenceless-property-registration/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/