Stamp duty and registration charges in Maharashtra
On a Rs 50 lakh property in Maharashtra (Mumbai), a man buying it pays Rs 3,30,000 in charges: stamp duty Rs 2,50,000, metro surcharge Rs 50,000 and registration fee Rs 30,000. The charges are worked out on true market value: the higher of the agreement value and the ready reckoner (annual statement of rates) value. Rules as checked on 28 Oct 2026.
Calculate property charges
Value used: ₹50,00,000.00
| Charge | Amount |
|---|---|
| Stamp duty | ₹2,50,000.00 |
| Metro surcharge (1%) | ₹50,000.00 |
| Registration fee | ₹30,000.00 |
| Total to pay | ₹3,30,000.00 |
Published charge rules
Percentage and slab rates apply to the full property base within the stated value band. Lower bounds are included; upper bounds are excluded. Amounts are rounded to paise for each charge before addition.
| Charge | Rate or amount | Rupee floor / cap | Buyer / area | Property value band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamp duty | 5% of the value | ₹0.00 / No cap | man, joint / mumbai, pune-pcmc | From ₹0.00, no upper limit |
| Stamp duty | 4% of the value | ₹0.00 / No cap | woman / mumbai, pune-pcmc | From ₹0.00, no upper limit |
| Metro surcharge (1%) | 1% of the value | ₹0.00 / No cap | any / mumbai | From ₹0.00, no upper limit |
| Municipal surcharge (1%, in place of LBT) | 1% of the value | ₹0.00 / No cap | any / pune-pcmc | From ₹0.00, no upper limit |
| Metro surcharge (1%) | 1% of the value | ₹0.00 / No cap | any / pune-pcmc | From ₹0.00, no upper limit |
| Registration fee | 1% of the value | ₹100.00 / ₹30,000.00 | any / any | From ₹0.00, no upper limit |
- mumbai = Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation; pune-pcmc = Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporations. Other areas are not covered yet (see unresolved).
- Totals: Mumbai 6% (woman 5%); Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad 7% (woman 6%), before the registration fee.
- The women's concession applies to residential units bought by a woman or only by women; a man and a woman buying together pay the full rate (joint).
- The 1% concession is on the Article 25 stamp duty only; the 1% surcharges still apply.
- A two-year 1% concession for MMRDA, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and Nagpur (IGR letter dated 31-03-2020, from 1 Apr 2020) ended on 31 Mar 2022.
- Registration fee: Rs 10 per Rs 1,000 or part, so the value is rounded up to the next Rs 1,000; capped at Rs 30,000.
- Not covered yet: Rates outside Mumbai and Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad (Thane, Navi Mumbai, other MMR corporations, Nagpur, other municipal corporations, municipal councils, gram panchayats).