The Tamil Nadu government has made online, presence-less registration mandatory for the first sale of plots and flats across the state, in a move aimed at improving transparency and reducing physical visits to Sub-Registrar Offices. Under the new system, the first-sale registration of plots in layouts and flats in apartment projects will be completed entirely through the online registration platform. Builders, developers and applicants will be required to create login credentials and submit registration documents digitally. The new process will also require Aadhaar-based identity verification and biometric authentication. Executants, claimants and witnesses will have to complete fingerprint or iris verification, eliminating the need for them to visit a Sub-Registrar Office for the registration process. Registration applications will be processed within 24 hours. Officials can approve an application, return it for corrections or reject it if the required conditions are not met. Applications returned for rectification can be resubmitted within 30 days. The digital system also introduces additional security features to prevent document forgery. Registered documents will carry the registering authority's digital signature, a dynamic five-colour endorsement and a QR code on every page containing registration-related information. Buyers and other users will be able to download verified registered documents through their online accounts. The documents will remain available for download for 60 days. The initiative forms part of Tamil Nadu's wider transition towards an advanced digital registration system. The government expects the move to make property registration more convenient, transparent and efficient while reducing paperwork and physical interactions at registration offices.