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Encumbrance certificate (EC) and certified copy of a deed

You get the list of registered transactions on a property (EC), or a certified copy of a registered deed.

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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.

Where:OnlineAt a MeeSeva centreAt the office

For whom: Anyone who wants to see the registered sales and mortgages on a property before buying it; people asked by a bank or other lender; anyone who needs a copy of a registered deed.

1Your situation

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What do you need?
What kind of property is it?
Where will you get it?

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2Documents you need

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  • Details

    Sources: 2

  • Details

    Sources: 2, 4

  • Get it on the official page ↗
    Details

    If you don't have it: Ask at the office, or download "EC APPLICATION" under Downloads on the department's website.

    Sources: 5, 14

  • Get it on the official page ↗
    Details

    If you don't have it: Ask at the office, or download "CC APPLICATION" under Downloads on the department's website.

    Sources: 6, 14

    3Your steps

    · Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.

    If something goes wrong
    1. Do this now

      Get the property details ready: village or town, mandal, district; survey number, door number, plot or flat number, apartment name; extent; the boundaries on all four sides; and the period to search, from and to.

      Wrong or incomplete details can give a wrong EC.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 5, 3, 2, 4

    2. Do this now

      For agricultural land, the Bhu Bharati portal (bhubharati.telangana.gov.in) has "Encumbrance Details", and "EC Details Before Dharani" for older transactions.

      Where
      Online
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      The portal's pages we saved do not say what details the search asks for, whether there is a fee, or whether the result is a signed certificate.

      Sources: 16, 14

    3. Do this now

      Get the deed's details ready: district, Sub-Registrar office, document number and year; if you can, the names of the parties.

      Anyone can get a copy of a deed about land or buildings. A copy of a will is given only to the person who made it while they live; after their death, anyone can get it by showing the death certificate. Copies of a GPA or of deeds about movable property go only to the parties or their representatives.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 3, 2, 4, 6

    4. Do this now

      On the department's website, open "Encumbrance Search (EC)" and register and log in as a "Citizen" with your mobile number or email.

      Search by document number or by property details, then save and print the result. You cannot search by a person's name. Only registrations from 1983 are online; earlier ones are searched at the Sub-Registrar office.

      Where
      Online
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      The department's pages do not say whether the online search has a fee. The department's user guide calls the online search informative, and says the authorised EC is given through MeeSeva for a fee. If a bank or court needs it, get it from MeeSeva or the Sub-Registrar office.

      Sources: 7, 4

    5. Do this now

      At a MeeSeva centre, ask for the "Encumbrance Certificate" service.

      Give the property details and the period to search, pay, and keep the receipt with the application number.

      Where
      At a MeeSeva centre
      Fee
      MeeSeva charge shown on the MeeSeva page: ₹62, including GST (the 2026 order allows ₹80 for Category B services, and the page lists the EC in Category B). Each page scanned or printed beyond the first four costs ₹2.50 more. The department's fee is collected on top of this.
      Time limit
      1 working day, by MeeSeva.
      Not confirmed

      The MeeSeva page shows only the ₹62 MeeSeva charge. The department's user guide shows the department's fee collected at MeeSeva on top of it, but with old amounts; by the 2021 fee table that fee is ₹500 or ₹1,000 for an EC. No official page gives today's total at MeeSeva. Ask the total before you pay, and keep the receipt.

      Sources: 10, 12, 1, 3, 4

    6. Do this now

      At the Sub-Registrar office, fill in and hand over the EC application form, pay, and keep the receipt.

      You can also ask, for a fee, to inspect the records yourself.

      Where
      The Sub-Registrar office where the property's deeds are registered
      Fee
      ₹500 · ₹500 to search up to 30 years; ₹1,000 for more than 30 years (2021 table of fees).
      Time limit
      By the Citizen's Charter: 1 hour from computer records; 24 hours from old manual records.

      Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5

    7. Do this now

      On the department's website, open "Certified Copy".

      For your newly registered deed, log in under "Certified Copy of Document (New Registrations Only)" and download it. For other deeds, "Certified Copies of Registered Documents (On Payment)" takes you to MeeSeva to pay. Only deeds registered from 2003 are online.

      Where
      Online
      Fee
      After a new registration you can download it once for free. For a paid copy, the MeeSeva payment page shows the amount.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      We found no official page giving the amount for a paid copy online, and we did not see the screens after login. Check the amount before you pay.

      Sources: 8, 9, 4, 11

    8. Do this now

      At a MeeSeva centre, ask for the "Certified Copy of Registration Document" service.

      Give the deed's details, pay and keep the receipt. By MeeSeva, the copy is given at once.

      Where
      At a MeeSeva centre
      Fee
      MeeSeva charge: ₹62, including GST. Each page scanned or printed beyond the first four costs ₹2.50 more. This is MeeSeva's charge alone.
      Not confirmed

      The MeeSeva page shows only the ₹62 MeeSeva charge. By the 2021 fee table the department's fee for a copy is ₹500. The department's user guide shows the department's fee collected at MeeSeva on top of the MeeSeva charge for an EC, but its table has no row for a copy of a registered deed, so no official page says whether the ₹500 is added at MeeSeva or gives today's total. Ask the total before you pay, and keep the receipt.

      Sources: 11, 12, 1, 3, 4

    9. Do this now

      At the Sub-Registrar office, fill in and hand over the certified copy application (Single Search Application), pay, and keep the receipt.

      Where
      The Sub-Registrar office where the property's deeds are registered
      Fee
      ₹500 · ₹500 for each certified copy (2021 table of fees).
      Time limit
      By the Citizen's Charter: 1 hour from computer records; 24 hours from old manual records.
      Not confirmed

      The department's FAQ page still gives an older amount (₹20 stamp paper, ₹200 fee and user charges); the newer 2021 fee table gives ₹500. Ask the amount at the office.

      Sources: 1, 2, 3, 6

    10. Do this now

      Read the EC carefully.

      If no registered transaction on the property falls in that period, you get a "nil EC". Unregistered transactions do not appear in an EC; an EC alone is not enough to decide to buy a property or lend money on it.

      Where
      You do this yourself

      Sources: 3

    If something goes wrong

    If it is rejectedIf you get no EC or copy because the details did not match, or you get a wrong EC, apply again with correct and complete details.

    If you get no EC or copy because the details did not match, or you get a wrong EC, apply again with correct and complete details. For a fee, you can inspect the records yourself at the Sub-Registrar office. Complaints about a Sub-Registrar office go to the District Registrar of that district.

    Your District Registrar (Registration and Stamps) · Open the official page

    Sources: 3, 2, 15

    If it is lateIf the Sub-Registrar office has not given it after 1 hour (24 hours for old manual records), complain to the District Registrar of that district; for enquiries, the department's toll-free number is 1800 599 4788.

    If the Sub-Registrar office has not given it after 1 hour (24 hours for old manual records), complain to the District Registrar of that district; for enquiries, the department's toll-free number is 1800 599 4788. If MeeSeva is late, call the Parishkaram call centre on 1100 or 1800 425 1110.

    Registration department toll-free number · Open the official page

    18005994788

    Sources: 2, 14, 10, 13, 15

    If you are asked for more moneyAt MeeSeva you pay the MeeSeva charge and the department's fee together.

    At MeeSeva you pay the MeeSeva charge and the department's fee together. The MeeSeva charge shown on the MeeSeva page is ₹62 (including GST), plus ₹2.50 a page beyond the first four; the 2026 order allows ₹80 for Category B services, and the MeeSeva page lists the EC in Category B. The department's fee by the 2021 table is ₹500 or ₹1,000. If you are asked for more than these together, ask for the receipt and complain to the Parishkaram call centre (1100, or 1800 425 1110).

    Parishkaram call centre (MeeSeva complaints)

    Sources: 12, 10, 11, 13, 4, 1

    If you are asked for more moneyThe MeeSeva charge for a certified copy is ₹62 (including GST), plus ₹2.50 a page beyond the first four.

    The MeeSeva charge for a certified copy is ₹62 (including GST), plus ₹2.50 a page beyond the first four. The department's fee for a copy by the 2021 table is ₹500. If you are asked for more than these together, ask for the receipt and complain to the Parishkaram call centre (1100, or 1800 425 1110).

    Parishkaram call centre (MeeSeva complaints)

    Sources: 12, 11, 13, 1, 4

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    The 16 official pages and papers this guide is written from
    1. Registration Act, 1908 – Section 78 – Table of Fees – Revision (notification in force from 02.09.2021)Revenue (Registration) Department, Government of Telangana (on the Registration and Stamps Department website), Fees for certified copies and encumbrance certificates: certified copy ₹500 per certificate; EC up to 30 years ₹500, more than 30 years ₹1,000 (02-09-2021) · read on 30-10-2026
    2. G.O.Rt.No.1094, 12.07.2013: revised Citizen's Charter of the Registration and Stamps DepartmentRevenue (Registration I) Department, Government of Telangana (on the Registration and Stamps Department website), Service standards items 2 and 3 (EC and certified copies: 1 hour from computer records, 24 hours from manual records); grievance redress mechanism; indicative expectations (encumbrance certificate, certified copy) (12-07-2013) · read on 30-10-2026
    3. FAQs on Registration ActRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Q38 (what an EC is; issued by MeeSeva centres and Sub-Registrar and District Registrar offices), Q39 (nil EC; inspecting records), Q40 (certified copies: who may get them) · read on 30-10-2026
    4. Registration User GuideRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, 6.3 General information: e-services (informative services; authorised EC and certified copies through MeeSeva), Encumbrance search (EC) questions 7–10, Certified copy of document questions 11–14; table VI "MeeSeva charges, statutory fee and time for disposal" (the statutory fee is added to the MeeSeva charge; the amounts there are old ones) · read on 30-10-2026
    5. Application for issue of E.C. (EC APPLICATION)Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, The form: property details for houses, plots and flats, and for agricultural land; boundaries; period of search · read on 30-10-2026
    6. Single Search Application (CC APPLICATION)Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Particulars 1–6: description of the document, executant, claimant, village, survey and house number, year of search · read on 30-10-2026
    7. Encumbrance Search (EC): user loginRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, User type "Citizen"; mobile or email ID; New Users? Register · read on 30-10-2026
    8. Certified Copy of DocumentRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, "Certified Copies of Registered Documents (On Payment)" (goes to MeeSeva service 816); "Certified Copy of Document (New Registrations Only)" · read on 30-10-2026
    9. Property Registration – Procedure, Checklist, Fees & TimelinesRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Procedure at the Sub-Registrar Office (one-time free download of the registered document); Timelines items 2 and 3 · read on 30-10-2026
    10. Telangana MeeSeva portal: Service Details, Encumbrance CertificateElectronic Services Delivery (MeeSeva), ITE&C Department, Government of Telangana, Services → Registration and Stamps → Encumbrance Certificate (code 815): Service Category B; User Charges 62 (Base Amount 35); SLA 1 working day; delivery channels (04-04-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
    11. Telangana MeeSeva portal: Service Details, Certified Copy of Registration DocumentElectronic Services Delivery (MeeSeva), ITE&C Department, Government of Telangana, Services → Registration and Stamps → Certified Copy of Registration Document (code 816): Service Category A; User Charges 62 (Base Amount 35); SLA instant; delivery channels (04-04-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
    12. G.O.Ms.No.1, 01.04.2026: e-Enabled delivery of various Govt services through Meeseva Project – Enhancement of User Charges for all services by 50 %Information Technology, Electronics & Communications (e-Gov) Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Paragraph 3, Table A: payable by the citizen, GST included: Category A ₹62, Category B ₹80, each plus ₹2.50 a page for scanning or printing after the first 4 pages (01-04-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
    13. Telangana MeeSeva portal: HelpDeskElectronic Services Delivery (MeeSeva), ITE&C Department, Government of Telangana, HelpDesk: "Any Queries / Grievances / Information", Parishkaram Call Center 1100 / 18004251110 (04-04-2026) · read on 30-10-2026
    14. Registration and Stamps Department, Telangana: home pageRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, Header: toll-free number for enquiries and WhatsApp number; Downloads: CC APPLICATION, EC APPLICATION; the registrations counter headed "(Non-Agriculture)", "Document Registrations" · read on 11-11-2026
    15. Contact Us (District Registrars and Deputy Inspectors General)Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Telangana, DR Contacts · read on 30-10-2026
    16. Bhu Bharati portal, home pageRevenue Department (Chief Commissioner of Land Administration), Government of Telangana; developed by NIC, Information Services tiles "Encumbrance Details" and "EC Details Before Dharani" · read on 11-11-2026