E-Stamping service through CSC was launched in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with the Himalayan state becoming the sixth state after Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Assam, and Tripura to get this service through Common Servicr Centres (CSC), a digital India arm under Ministry of Electronics and IT.
E-stamping is a computer-based application and a secured electronic way of stamping documents and is replacement to the earlier prevailing system of physical stamp paper.
"Now with the launch of E-stamp service through CSCs in Himachal Pradesh, this service will be available to citizens of the state at doorsteps and this will facilitate availability of the service to remotest corner of Himachal Pradesh," said Dr. Dinesh Kumar Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV, while inaugurating the service.
Vikas Singla, Area Manager-Stock Holding Corporation said that they will organize online training on this service for CSC District Managers in Shimla who will further train state VLEs.
Paying stamp duty is an essential part of almost any transaction in India, from buying or selling a house to setting up a business agreement or even registering insurance policies. Law requires to pay stamp duty to the central or state government when certain transactions take place, such as buying, selling or leasing property, business agreements, making deeds, etc.