The government has announced that all non-judicial stamp duty payments must be made exclusively through the Automated Challan System (A-Challan) starting July 1, 2027 regardless of the payable amount.
According to a statement issued by the Internal Resources Division (IRD) on Tuesday, the existing payment system will remain operational alongside A-Challan until June 30, 2027 giving citizens and businesses adequate time to adapt to the transition. Under the updated regulations any document requiring official registration must be prepared on standard cartridge paper once the full stamp duty is successfully paid via the A-Challan platform.
The initiative aims to bring greater transparency, minimize bureaucratic red tape and modernize the government revenue collection process for land and legal registrations.
