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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 lender; anyone who needs a copy of a registered deed.

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  • Details

    Sources: 9

  • Details

    Sources: 9, 5

  • Get it on the official page ↗
    Details

    If you don't have it: Ask at the office, or take “Encumbrance Application” under “Download Forms” on the department's website.

    Sources: 6, 1

  • Get it on the official page ↗
    Details

    If you don't have it: Ask at the office, or take “Certified Copy Application” under “Download Forms” on the department's website.

    Sources: 7, 1

    3Your steps

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

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    1. Do this now

      Get the property details ready: district, mandal, village or town; house, ward, block and plot number, apartment name; for agricultural land, the survey number and 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: 6, 10, 9

    2. 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: 10, 9, 7

    3. Do this now

      On the department's “e-Encumbrance Service” page, choose the district and Sub-Registrar office and search: by document number and year; or by house number / apartment name; or by survey number in a village.

      Give the house number as “ward - block - door number”. Only transactions after 01-01-1983 are online; for older ones, or if you get “Data Not Found”, go to the Sub-Registrar office.

      Where
      e-Encumbrance Service (EC For Information Only)
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      The page says nothing about a fee. The department's page calls it “for information only”; for a signed EC, see the next step.

      Sources: 3, 2

    4. Do this now

      If a bank or office needs a signed EC: log in to CARD PRIMME with your email, mobile or Aadhaar (OTP) and open “New Encumbrance Request” under “EC Search”.

      Give the details, pay online and press “Verify Payment” the same day: otherwise the request is not approved. The EC is not made automatically: once the Sub-Registrar checks and e-signs it, it appears in your dashboard as a PDF to download. For an EC signed in ink, go to the Sub-Registrar office.

      Where
      CARD PRIMME (the Registration Department portal)
      Fee
      ₹320 · ₹320 for each request: registration fee ₹200, user charge ₹100, stamp duty ₹20.
      Open the official page
      Not confirmed

      The ₹320 appears on the payment screen in the 2024 user manual. The 2013 table of fees sets a higher fee (₹500) for a search of more than 30 years; we found no page giving the online amount for that. Check the amount on the screen before you pay.

      Sources: 4, 2, 3

    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
      By the MeeSeva Citizen Charter on the MeeSeva portal: ₹240 for up to 30 years, ₹540 for more (₹40 MeeSeva charge with the department's fee of ₹200 or ₹500).
      Time limit
      The same day if applied for before 2 pm (MeeSeva Citizen Charter).
      Not confirmed

      These amounts are from the Citizen Charter on the MeeSeva portal; the charter page carries no date. Ask the total before you pay, and keep the receipt.

      Sources: 10, 11, 8

    6. Do this now

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

      You can also pay a fee to inspect the records yourself. Transactions before 1983 are searched only here.

      Where
      The Sub-Registrar office for the area where the property is (or where the deed was registered)
      Fee
      ₹200 · By the 2013 table of fees: ₹200 for up to 30 years; ₹500 for more.
      Time limit
      By the Citizen's Charter: 1 hour from computer records; 24 hours from old manual records.
      Not confirmed

      The 2024 online manuals also show a ₹100 user charge and ₹20 stamp duty with the fee; no page says whether these are added at the office. Ask the total at the office.

      Sources: 8, 9, 10, 6, 3

    7. Do this now

      Log in to CARD PRIMME and open “Certified Copy”.

      Under “New Certified Copy”, give the district, Sub-Registrar office, document number and year and press “Get Details”; if the details are right, press “CC request”. Pay with “Pay online”, press “Verify Payment”, then get the copy with “Download CC”. Only Book 1 deeds (immovable property deeds such as sales) are online; for Book 3 and Book 4 copies, go to the Sub-Registrar office.

      Where
      CARD PRIMME (the Registration Department portal)
      Fee
      ₹320 · ₹320 for each request: registration fee ₹200, user charge ₹100, stamp duty ₹20.
      Open the official page

      Sources: 5, 2, 10

    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.

      Where
      At a MeeSeva centre
      Fee
      ₹260 · ₹260 by the MeeSeva Citizen Charter on the MeeSeva portal (₹40 MeeSeva charge with ₹220 of the department's charges); a 15-minute service.
      Not confirmed

      This amount is from the Citizen Charter on the MeeSeva portal; the charter page carries no date. Online on CARD PRIMME it is ₹320. Ask the total before you pay.

      Sources: 10, 11, 8

    9. Do this now

      At the Sub-Registrar office, fill in and hand over the certified copy application, pay the fee and keep the receipt.

      Where
      The Sub-Registrar office for the area where the property is (or where the deed was registered)
      Fee
      ₹200 · ₹200 for each copy by the 2013 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 gives an older amount (₹20 stamp paper, ₹100 fee and user charges); the 2024 online manual shows a ₹200 fee, ₹100 user charge and ₹20 stamp duty. Ask the total at the office.

      Sources: 8, 9, 7, 10, 5

    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: 10

    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. If the online search says “Data Not Found”, ask at the Sub-Registrar office; you can pay a fee to inspect the records yourself. 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: 10, 3, 9

    If it is lateIf the Sub-Registrar office has not given it within 1 hour (24 hours for old manual records), complain to the District Registrar of that district.

    If the Sub-Registrar office has not given it within 1 hour (24 hours for old manual records), complain to the District Registrar of that district. For help, call the department's help desk on 14544.

    Registration Department help desk · Open the official page

    Sources: 9, 1

    If it is lateFor help, call the department's help desk on 14544.

    For help, call the department's help desk on 14544.

    Registration Department help desk · Open the official page

    Sources: 1

    If you are asked for more moneyIf anyone at a Sub-Registrar office asks for a bribe, call 14400, the number given on the department's home page.

    If anyone at a Sub-Registrar office asks for a bribe, call 14400, the number given on the department's home page. If you are asked for a bribe at MeeSeva, call the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) toll-free on 1064, or email complaints-acb@ap.gov.in.

    Bribe complaint number 14400 · Open the official page

    Sources: 1, 12

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    The 12 official pages and papers this guide is written from
    1. IGRS Andhra Pradesh: home pageRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Header: "Help Desk? Dial 14544", "Asking bribe? Dial 14400"; Download Forms: Encumbrance Application, Certified Copy Application; EC Search; Certified Copy (CC) · read on 31-10-2026
    2. EC & CC ServiceRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, EC User Manual, CC User Manual; "EC For Information Only" (e-Encumbrance Service); "Signed EC" and "Signed CC" (CARD PRIMME) · read on 31-10-2026
    3. e-Encumbrance Service (eEC)Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Statement (self-search and the Sub-Registrar office's EC come from the same source; ink-signed EC from the Sub-Registrar office; online only for transactions after 01-01-1983); search by document number and year, house number or apartment, or survey number; district and office mandatory; Disclaimer ("Data Not Found": approach the office) · read on 31-10-2026
    4. User Manual for EC Reports Download (Registration Made Easy), 2024Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Login to PRIMME by email, mobile or Aadhaar (OTP); EC Search; New Encumbrance Request; online payment (payment screen: registration fee ₹200, user charges ₹100, stamp duty ₹20; acknowledgment total ₹320); Important Notes 1–7 on the EC dashboard (not auto-generated; verify payment the same day; the Sub-Registrar generates and e-signs the statement; PDF in the dashboard) · read on 31-10-2026
    5. User Manual for CC Reports Download (Registration Made Easy), 2024Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Login to PRIMME; Certified Copy; New Certified Copy (district, office, document number, year); only Book 1 documents online, Book 3 and Book 4 at the office; "For every CC request Registration Fee – 200, User charges – 100, Stamp Duty charges – 20"; Verify Payment; Download CC · read on 31-10-2026
    6. Application for issue of E.C. (Encumbrance Application)Registration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, The form: applicant; corporation, town or village, mandal, district, ward, block, door, plot and survey numbers, location, street, apartment, extent, plinth area, UDS; agricultural land (village, mandal, district, survey number, extent, classification); document number; owner; boundaries; period of search · read on 31-10-2026
    7. Application for Single Search / Certified CopyRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Particulars 1–6: description of the document, executant, claimant, village and street, survey and door number, year of search · read on 31-10-2026
    8. G.O.Ms.No.463, 17.08.2013: Registration Act, 1908 – Section 78 – Table of Fees – Revision (in force from 01.09.2013)Revenue (Regn-I) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (on the Registration and Stamps Department website), Fees for certified copies (₹200 per certificate) and encumbrance certificates (up to 30 years ₹200; more than 30 years ₹500) (17-08-2013) · read on 31-10-2026
    9. G.O.Rt.No.1094, 12.07.2013: revised Citizen's Charter of the Registration and Stamps DepartmentRevenue (Registration.I) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh (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 (District Registrar for Sub-Registrar offices); indicative expectations (encumbrance certificate, certified copy) (12-07-2013) · read on 31-10-2026
    10. FAQs on Registration ActRegistration and Stamps Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Q39 (what an EC is; issued by MeeSeva centres and Sub-Registrar and District Registrar offices), Q40 (nil EC; unregistered transactions; inspecting the records), Q41 (who may get certified copies; certified copies through MeeSeva) · read on 31-10-2026
    11. Meeseva G2C Citizen Charter (the portal's own list of services, with no "last updated" date; read from the copy saved on 5 November 2026)MeeSeva (Electronic Services Delivery), Government of Andhra Pradesh: the Andhra Pradesh MeeSeva portal, Registration and Stamps, row 78 "CERTIFIED COPY OF REGISTRATION DOCUMENT": "15 Minutes, CAT A", user charges "40 /-", statutory charges "220/-"; row 81 "ENCUMBRANCE CERTIFICATE": "Same Day If Submitted before 2 PM, CAT B", user charges "40 /-", statutory charges "200/- for Below 30 Years and 500/- for above 30 years" · read on 11-11-2026
    12. MeeSeva Official Portal, home pageElectronic Services Delivery (MeeSeva), Government of Andhra Pradesh, Notice "Asking Bribe? – Call ACB 1064 or send a mail to complaints-acb@ap.gov.in"; MeeSeva services by department (Registration & Stamps) · read on 31-10-2026