Covid scare leads to sudden hike in gift deeds in Rohtak

Ravinder Saini

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, June 22

Rohtak has witnessed a sudden increase in the cases of gift deeds after the lockdown, with senior citizens transferring immovable properties in the name of their wards amid the Covid fear.

Cap on registrations

Before the lockdown, around 100 people used to visit the tehsil office daily for various deeds but the number is over 150 now. However, many have to return empty-handed due to the condition of 50 registrations per day. — An official

At least 9 to 10 cases of gift deeds are coming to the Rohtak tehsil daily while the figure was confined to four to five per day earlier. Also, of the total 50 registrations allowed in a day, coupons for 25 are issued online and the remaining at the tehsil office.

Due to the social-distancing norms, merely 50 coupons are being issued daily for the registration of all sorts of deeds. So, a large number of applicants are compelled to wait for long to get the coupon due to advance booking for the next 15 days.

“My father has been suffering from multiple diseases for the past two years. He has now expressed the desire to transfer his immovable properties in my brothers and my name as Covid is affecting senior citizens more than youngsters. Hence, I am ascertaining the paper formalities for the gift deed,” said Vijay, a local.

Parveen, an architect who came to the tehsil office to get a coupon for sale deed, said long waiting had forced him to put his plan on hold, till then the coupon system was not withdrawn.

Confirming sudden increase in the gift deeds, Rajesh Kumar, Tehsildar, said: “Covid fear is forcing the senior citizens to transfer properties to their wards. Besides, people residing in villages used to transfer the properties after wheat harvesting, but the writers have now stopped writing the gift deeds till July 1.” “Also, buyers who have made partial/full payment are also in a hurry to get the sale deed registered to avoid any unpleasant circumstances in future due to Covid,” he added.