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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(Legislative Department)

New Delhi, the 26th December, 2025/Pausha 5, 1947 (Saka)

THE LAKSHADWEEP (INDIAN STAMP AMENDMENT)

REGULATION, 2025

Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India.

A Regulation further to amend the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 in its application to the

Union territory of Lakshadweep.

In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the

President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:––

1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Lakshadweep (Indian Stamp

Amendment) Regulation, 2025.

(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Lakshadweep.

Short title,

extent and

commencement.

No. 20 of 2025

सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-26122025-268827

CG-DL-E-26122025-268827

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[Part II—

Construction of

reference of

certain

expressions by

certain other

expressions.

Amendment of

section 3.

Amendment of

section 11.

Amendment of

section 31.

Amendment of

section 32.

Amendment of

section 34.

Amendment of

section 40.

Amendment of

section 41.

Amendment of

section 47.

Amendment of

section 53.

Amendment of

section 54.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator of the Union

territory of Lakshadweep may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Throughout the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 (hereinafter referred to as the

principal Act), for the word and letter “Schedule I”, the words “the Schedule” shall

be substituted.

3. In section 3 of the principal Act, for the existing proviso, the following

proviso shall be substituted, namely:––

“Provided that except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act and

notwithstanding anything contained in clause (a) or clause (c) or the Schedule

[as so substituted vide the Lakshadweep (Indian Stamp Amendment)

Regulation, 2025], the amount indicated in that Schedule shall be the duty

chargeable on the following instruments, namely:––

(a) every instrument mentioned in the Schedule [as so

substituted vide the Lakshadweep (Indian Stamp Amendment)

Regulation, 2025] as chargeable with duty under that Schedule which,

not having been previously executed by any person, is executed in the

Union territory;

(b) every instrument mentioned in the Schedule [as so

substituted vide the Lakshadweep (Indian Stamp Amendment)

Regulation, 2025] as chargeable with duty under that Schedule which,

not having been previously executed by any person, is executed out of

the Union territory,

on or after the date of commencement of the Lakshadweep (Indian Stamp

Amendment) Regulation, 2025, and relates to any property situated or to any

matter or thing done in the Union territory.”.

4. In section 11 of the principal Act, in clause (a), for the words “ten naye

paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

5. In section 31 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “fifty

naye paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

6. In section 32 of the principal Act, in sub-section (3), in clause (c) of the

proviso, for the words “ten naye paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

7. In section 34 of the principal Act, for the words “ten naye paise”, the words

“one rupee” shall be substituted.

8. In section 40 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for the words “ten naye

paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

9. In section 41 of the principal Act, for the words “ten naye paise”, the words

“one rupee” shall be substituted.

10. In section 47 of the principal Act, for the words “ten naye paise”, the words

“one rupee” shall be substituted.

11. In section 53 of the principal Act, in clause (c), for the words “ten naye

paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

12. In section 54 of the principal Act, for the words “ten naye paise”, the words

“one rupee” shall be substituted.

2 of 1899.

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13. In section 69 of the principal Act, in clause (b), for the words “ten naye

paise or five naye paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

14. In section 74 of the principal Act, in the proviso, for the words “ten naye

paise or five naye paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

15. In section 77A of the principal Act, for the words “twenty-five naye paise”,

the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

16. In section 78 of the principal Act, in clause (b), for the words “twenty-five

naye paise”, the words “one rupee” shall be substituted.

17. After section 78 of the principal Act, the following section shall be

inserted, namely:—

“78A. If the total amount of duty payable, or of allowance to be made,

under this Regulation is not a multiple of one rupee, the total amount shall be

rounded off to the next higher multiple of one rupee.”.

18. For Schedule I of the principal Act, the following Schedule shall be

substituted, namely:—

‘THE SCHEDULE

(See section 3)

Sl. No.

Description of Instrument

Proper stamp duty

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF A DEBT.––

An acknowledgement of a debt exceeding

Rs. 5,000 in amount or value, written

or signed by or on behalf of, a debtor in

order to supply evidence of such debt in any

Book (other than a Banker’s pass book) or

on a separate piece of paper when such

Book or paper is left in the creditor’s

possession:

Provided that such acknowledgement does

not contain any promise to pay the debt or any

stipulation to pay interest or to deliver any

goods or other property,

Where the amount or value of such debt—

(a) exceeds Rs. 5,000 but does not exceed

Rs. 10,000;

Rs. 10.

(b) exceeds Rs. 10,000 but is less than

Rs. 10,00,000; and

Rs. 30.

(c) is Rs. 10,00,000 and above.

Rs. 50.

2.

ADMINISTRATION BOND.––With respect

to Administration Bond including a bond given

under the Government Savings Promotion

Act, 1873 (5 of 1873), the Guardians and Wards

Act, 1890 (8 of 1890), the Indian Succession Act,

1925 (39 of 1925) or the Administrator-Generals

Act, 1963 (45 of 1963)—

Amendment of

section 69.

Amendment of

section 74.

Amendment of

section 77A.

Amendment of

section 78.

Insertion of new

section 78A.

Duty or

allowance to be

rounded off to

next higher

multiple of one

rupee.

Substitution of

Schedule I.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(a) where the amount does not exceed

Rs. 2,000;

Rs. 200.

(b) in any other case.

Rs. 200.

3.

ADOPTION DEED.––With respect to

Adoption Deed, any instrument (other than a

Will) recording an adoption or conferring or

purporting to confer an authority to adopt.

Rs. 250.

4.

AFFIDAVIT.—With respect to Affidavit

including an affirmation or declaration in the

case of persons by law allowed to affirm or

declare instead of swearing.

Exemptions.

Affidavit or declaration in writing when

made—

(a) as a condition of enrolment in the

Armed Forces of the Union;

(b) for the immediate purpose of being

filed or used in any court or before the officer

of any court; or

(c) for the sole purpose of enabling any

person to receive any pension or charitable

allowance.

Rs. 20.

5.

AGREEMENT OR MEMORANDUM

OF AGREEMENT.––With respect to an

Agreement

or

Memorandum

of

such

Agreement––

(a) if relating to the sale or a bill of

exchange;

Rupee one

for

every Rs. 10,000 or

part thereof.

(b) if relating to the purchase or sale of

Government security or share in an

incorporated company or other body

corporate;

Rupee

one

for

every Rs. 10,000 or

part thereof of value

of the share property.

(c) if relating to an agreement for the sale

of an immovable property;

2% of the market

value

of

the

immovable property,

subject

to

a

minimum of Rs. 100

and rounded up to the

nearest hundred in its

multiples thereof.

(d) if relating to giving authority or power

to a promoter or a developer, by whatever

name

called,

for

construction

on,

development of or, sale or transfer (in any

manner whatsoever) of, any immovable

property;

The same duty as

is leviable on a

Conveyance

under

clause (b), or (c), as

the case may be, of

Article 22, on the

market value of the

property:

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(1)

(2)

(3)

Provided that, if

the

proper

stamp

duty is paid under

clause

(g)

of

Article 47 on a power

of attorney executed

between

the

same

parties in respect of

the

same property

then, the stamp duty

under

this

Article

shall be Rs. 500.

(e) if not otherwise provided for.

Rs. 200.

Exemptions.

I.

Agreement

or

memorandum

of

agreement—

(a) for or relating to the sale of goods

or merchandise exclusively not being a

NOTE

OF

MEMORANDUM

chargeable under No. 42;

(b) made in the form of tenders to the

Central Government for or relating to any

loan.

II. Agreement to Lease under No. 33.

6.

DEPOSIT

OF THE TITLE DEEDS,

PAWN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION.—

With respect to the deposit of the title

deeds, pawn, pledge or hypothecation, any

instrument

evidencing

an

agreement

relating to—

(1) the deposit of the title deeds or

instrument constituting or being evidence of

the title to any property whatever (other than

a marketable security), where such deposit

has been made by way of security for the

repayment of money advanced or to be

advanced by way of loan or an existing or

future debt—

(a) if the amount secured by such deed

does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000;

0.1%

of

the

amount secured by

such deed subject to

the

minimum

of

Rs. 100.

(b) in any other case;

0.2%

of

the

amount secured by

such deed subject to

the

maximum

of

Rs. 10,00,000.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(2) the pawn, pledge or hypothecation of

movable property, where such pawn, pledge

or hypothecation has been made by way of

security for their repayment of money

advanced or to be advanced by way of loan

or an existing or future debt—

(a) if the amount secured by such deed

does not exceed Rs. 5,00,000;

0.1%

of

the

amount secured by

such deed subject to

the

minimum

of

Rs. 100.

(b) in any other case.

0.2%

of

the

amount secured by

such deed subject to

the

maximum

of

Rs. 10,00,000.

Explanation

I.—For

the

purposes

of

clause (1) of this Article, notwithstanding

anything contained in any judgment, decree or

order of any court or order of any authority, any

letter, note, memorandum or writing relating to

the deposit of title deeds whether written or

made either before or at the time when or after

the deposit of title deeds is effected, and

whether it is in respect of the security for the

first loan or any additional loan or loans taken

subsequently, such letter, note, memorandum or

writing shall, in the absence of any separate

agreement or memorandum of agreement

relating to deposit of such title deeds, be deemed

to be an instrument evidencing an agreement

relating to the deposit of title deeds.

Explanation II.—For the purposes of this

Article, any new instrument executed for

additional loan or extension of previous loan

shall be treated as a fresh instrument and

chargeable with the duty to the extent of

additional amount being secured or disbursed or

sanctioned.

Exemption.

Letter of hypothecation accompanying a bill

of exchange.

7.

APPOINTMENT IN EXECUTION OF A

POWER.––With respect to appointment in

execution of a power, whether of trustees or of

property, movable or immovable, where made

by any writing not being a will.

Rs. 300.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

8.

APPRAISEMENT OR VALUATION.––

With respect to appraisement or valuation made

otherwise than under the order of the court in

the course of a suit.

Exemptions.

(a) appraisement or valuation made for the

information of one party only, and not being in

any manner obligatory between the parties

either by agreement or operation of law for the

time being in force;

(b) appraisement of crops for the purpose of

ascertaining the amount to be given to a

landlord as rent.

Rs. 100.

9.

APPRENTICESHIP

DEED.––With

respect to apprenticeship deed, including every

writing relating to the service or tuition of any

apprentice, clerk or servant placed with any

master

to

learn

any profession, trade

or

employment,

not

being

ARTICLES

OF

CLERKSHIP under No. 11.

Exemption.

Instrument of apprenticeship executed by a

Magistrate under the Apprentices Act, 1961

(52 of 1961) or by which a person is apprenticed

by, or at the charge of any public charity.

Rs. 100.

10.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF A

COMPANY.––With respect to Articles of

association of a company, when the Company

has no share capital or nominal share capital or

increased share capital.

Exemption.

Articles of any Association not formed for

profit and registered under section 8 of the

Companies Act, 2013(18 of 2013).

0.2%

on

share

or increased share

capital, as the case

may be, subject to

a

maximum

of

Rs. 50,00,000.

Refer Memorandum of Association of a

Company under No. 38.

11.

ARTICLES

OF

CLERKSHIP.––With

respect to Articles of clerkship or contract

whereby any person first becomes bound to

serve as a clerk in order to his admission as an

attorney in any High Court––

Rs. 300.

(i) ASSIGNMENT––

Refer CONVEYANCE under No. 22,

TRANSFER under No. 62, TRANSFER

OF LEASE under No. 63, as the case

may be;

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(ii) ATTORNEY––

Refer POWER OF ATTORNEY under

No. 47;

(iii) AUTHORITY TO ADOPT––

Refer ADOPTION DEED under No. 3.

12.

AWARD.––With respect to Award, any

decision in writing by an arbitrator or umpire,

not being an award directing a partition, on a

reference made otherwise than by an order of

the Court in the course of a suit.

Rs. 300.

13.

BILL OF EXCHANGE as defined in

sub-section (2) of section 2, not being a Bond,

bank-note or currency-note.

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

14.

BILL OF LADING

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

15.

BOND.––With respect to bond not being a

debenture and not being otherwise provided for

any provisions of this Act (whether or not

such provisions relate to any particular

types of Bonds), or by the Court Fees

Act, 1870 (7 of 1870).

Exemption.

Bond when executed by any person for the

purpose of guaranteeing that the local income

derived from private subscriptions or a

charitable dispensary or hospital or any other

object of public utility shall not be less than a

specified sum per mensem.

0.5 % of amount

of Bond, subject to a

minimum of Rs. 100.

16.

BOTTOMRY BOND.––With respect to

bottomry bond, any instrument whereby the

master of a seagoing ship borrows money on the

security of the ship to enable him to preserve the

ship or prosecute her voyage.

0.5% of amount of

Bond, subject to a

minimum of Rs. 100.

17.

CANCELLATION.—Any

instrument

previously executed is cancelled, if attested and

not otherwise provided for.

Rs. 100.

RELEASE under No. 55, REVOCATION

OF

SETTLEMENT

under

No.

58,

SURRENDER OF LEASE under No. 61,

REVOCATION OF TRUST under No. 64.

18.

CERTIFICATE OF SALE.––With respect

to certificate of sale (in respect of each property

put up as a separate lot and sold) granted to the

purchaser of any property sold by public auction

by a Civil or Revenue court, or Collector or

other Revenue Officer or any other officer

empowered by law to sell property by public

auction.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

Conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be, of

Article 22 on the

market value of the

property.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

19.

CERTIFICATE

OR

OTHER

DOCUMENT.––With respect to certificate or

other document evidencing the right or

title of the holder thereof, or any other

person, either to any shares, scrip or stock in or

any incorporated company or other body

corporate,

or

to

become

proprietor

of

charges, scrip or stock in or of any such

company or body.

0.1% of the value

of the shares, scrip or

stock.

20.

CHARTER-PARTY.––With

respect

to

Charter-Party, any instrument (except an

agreement for the hire of a tug steamer),

whereby a vessel or some specified principal

part thereof is left for the specified purposes of

charter, whether it includes penalty clauses or

not.

Rs. 100.

21.

COMPOSITION-DEED.––With respect to

composition-deed, any instrument executed

by debtor except an agreement, whereby

he conveys his property for the benefit

of his creditors, or whereby payment of a

composition or dividend on their debts is

secured to the creditors, or whereby provision

is

made

for

the

continuance

of

the

debtor’s business under the supervision of

inspectors or under letters of licence, for

the benefit of his creditors.

Rs. 200.

22.

CONVEYANCE (not being a transfer

charged or exempted under Article 64)—

On the true market value of the property,

which is the subject matter of Conveyance—

(a) if relating to movable property;

2% of the market

value of the property.

(b) if relating to immovable property—

(i) purchased by a female;

3% of the market

value of the property.

(ii) purchased jointly by female and

male;

4% of the market

value of the property.

(iii) in any other case;

5% of the market

value of the property.

(c) if relating to both movable and

immovable property;

The same duty as

is

payable

under

clauses (a) and (b).

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(d) so far as it relates to the scheme, for

reconstruction

of

the

company

or

companies involving merger or the

amalgamation of any two or more

companies by an order of the National

Company Law Tribunal under section 232

of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)

or for amalgamation or dissolution of

Banking

Companies

by

an

order

of the Reserve Bank of India under

section 44A of the Banking Regulation

Act, 1949 (10 of 1949).

2%

of

the

aggregate

of

the

market value of the

shares

issued

or

allotted in exchange

or otherwise and the

amount

of

consideration

paid

for

such

amalgamation:

Provided that, the

amount

of

duty

chargeable under this

clause

shall

not

exceed

an

amount

equal to 2% of the

true market value:

Provided

further

that,

the

amount

of

duty chargeable

under

this

clause

shall

not exceed—

(i) an amount

equal to 2% of the

true market value

of the immovable

property

located

within the Union

territory

of

Lakshadweep the

transferor

company; or

(ii) an amount

equal to 2% of the

aggregate of the

market value of

the shares issued

or

allotted

in

exchange

or

otherwise and the

amount

of

consideration

paid,

for

such

amalgamation,

whichever

is

higher:

Provided

also

that,

in

case

of

reconstruction

or

demerger the duty

chargeable shall not

exceed—

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(i) an amount

equal to 2% of the

true market value

of the immovable

property

located

within the Union

territory

of

Lakshadweep

transferred by the

Demerging

Company to the

Resulting

Company; or

(ii) an amount

equal to 0.6 % of the

aggregate of the

market value of the

shares

issued

or

allotted

to

the

Resulting Company

and the amount of

consideration paid

for such demerger,

whichever is higher.

Exemption.

Assignment of copyright under the Copyright

Act, 1957 (14 of 1957).

Explanation I.—For the purposes of this

Article, where in the case of agreement to sell an

immovable property, the possession of any

immovable property is transferred or agreed to

be transferred to the purchaser before the

execution, or at the time of execution, or after the

execution of such agreement, then such

agreement to sell shall be deemed to be a

conveyance and stamp duty thereon shall be

leviable accordingly:

Provided

that,

where

subsequently

a

conveyance is executed in pursuance of such

agreement of sale, the stamp duty, if any already

paid and recovered on the agreement of sale

which is deemed to be a conveyance, shall be

adjusted towards the total duty leviable on the

conveyance:

Provided further that, where proper stamp

duty is paid on a registered agreement to sell an

immovable property, treating it as a deemed

conveyance and subsequently a conveyance

deed is executed without any modification then

such a conveyance shall be treated as other

instrument under section 4 and the duty of one

hundred rupees shall be charged.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

Explanation II.—

(i) For the purposes of clause (d), the

market value of shares—

(a)

in relation to the transferee

company, whose shares are listed and

quoted for trading on a stock exchange,

means the market value of shares as on the

appointed day mentioned in the scheme of

amalgamation or when appointed day is

not so fixed, the date of order of the

National Company Law Tribunal or, the

order of the Reserve Bank of India;

(b)

in relation to the transferee

company, whose shares are not listed or

listed but not quoted for trading on a stock

exchange, means the market value of the

share issued or allotted with reference to

the market value of the shares of the

transferor company;

(c) where the transferee company and

transferor company, whose shares are not

listed or listed but not quoted for trading on

stock exchange means the face value of the

share issued or allotted with reference to

the face value of share of the transferee

company.

23.

COPY OR EXTRACT.––With respect to

copy or extract, certified to be a true copy or

extract by or by order of any public officer under

section

75

of

the

Bharatiya

Sakshya

Adhiniyam,

2023

(47

of

2023),

and not

chargeable under the law for the time being in

force relating to court-fees.

Exemptions.

(a) copy of any paper which a public officer

is expressly required by law to make or furnish

for record in any public office or for a public

purpose;

(b) copy of, or extract from, any register

relating to births, baptisms, naming, dedications,

marriages, divorces, deaths or burials;

(c) copy of any instrument the original of

which is not chargeable to duty.

Rs. 10.

24.

COUNTERPART OR DUPLICATE.––

With respect to counterpart or duplicate of any

instrument chargeable with duty and in respect

of which the proper duty has been paid.

The same duty as

is payable on the

original, subject to a

maximum of Rs. 100.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

25.

CUSTOMS BOND OR EXCISE BOND.––

With respect to customs bond or excise bond, any

bond given pursuant to the provisions of any law

for the time being in force or to the directions of

any officer of Custom or Excise for, or in respect

of, any of the duties of Customs or Excise or for

preventing frauds or evasions thereof or for any

other matter or thing relating thereto.

Rs. 200.

26.

DEBENTURE

27.

DELIVERY ORDER IN RESPECT OF

GOODS.––With respect to delivery order in

respect of goods, any instrument entitling any

person therein named, or his assignees or the

holder thereof, to the delivery of any goods lying

in anydock or port, or in any warehouse in which

goods are stored or deposited on rent or hire, or

upon any wharf, such instrument being signed by

or on behalf of the owner of such goods upon the

sale on transfer of the property therein, when

such goods exceed in value of Rs. 200.

DEPOSIT

OF

TITLE-DEED.––refer

Agreement relating to deposit of the Title Deeds,

Pawn or Pledge or hyphothecation under No. 6.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.––

refer Partnership under No. 45.

28.

DIVORCE.—With respect to divorce, any

instrument by which any person effects the

dissolution of his marriage.

29.

EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY.—

Explanation.—For the purposes of this Article,

notwithstanding

anything

contained

hereinabove, the highest duty on either of the

property exchanged shall be chargeable.

30.

FURTHER CHARGE.—With respect to

further charge, any instrument imposing a

further charge on mortgaged property—

(a) when the original mortgage is one of

the descriptions referred to in clause (a) of

Article 39 (that is, with possession);

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

Rupee

one

for

every one thousand

Rupees or part thereof

on the value of such

goods.

Rs. 100.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be,

of Article

22,

on

the market value of

the property

of

the greatest value.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be,

of Article

22,

for

the amount of the

further

charge

secured

by such

instrument.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(b) when such mortgage is one of the

descriptions referred to in clause (b) of

Article 39 (that is, without possession)—

(i) if at the time of execution of the

instrument of further charge possession of

the

property

is

given

under

such

instrument;

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be,

of Article

22,

for

the total amount of

the charge (including

the original mortgage

and

any

further

charge already made)

less the duty already

paid

on

such

original

mortgage

and further charge.

(ii) if possession is not so given;

0.5%

of

the

amount

of

further

charge secured by

such

instrument

subject to minimum

of

Rs.

100

and

the

31.

GIFT.—Instrument of not being a Settlement

under No. 58 or Will or Transfer under No. 62.

maximum

of

Rs. 10,00,000.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c)

as the case may be,

of Article

22,

on

the market value of

the property which is

the subject matter of

the gift:

Provided

that,

if

the property is gifted

to a family member

being

the

husband,

wife, brother or sister

of the donor or any

lineal

ascendant

or

descendant

of

the

donor,

then

the

amount

of

duty

chargeable shall be

at the rate of 3% on

the market value of

the property which

is the subject matter

of the gift:

Sec. 1]

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15

(1)

(2)

(3)

Provided

further

that, if residential and

agricultural property

is gifted to husband,

wife, son, daughter,

grandson,

granddaughter, wife

of deceased son, the

amount

of

duty

chargeable shall be

Rs. 200.

HIRING AGREEMENT or agreement for

service.

refer

Agreement

under No. 5.

32.

INDEMNITY BOND

The same duty as a

Security Bond under

No. 57 for the same

amount.

INSPECTORSHIP DEED

refer

Composition

INSURANCE

33.

LEASE.––With respect to lease, including

under-lease or sub-lease and any agreement

to-let or sub-let or any renewal of lease—

Where such lease purports to be—

(i) for a period not exceeding 5 years;

(ii) for a period exceeding 5 years but

not exceeding 10 years, with a renewal

clause contingent or otherwise;

(iii) for a period exceeding 10 years but

not exceeding 29 years with a renewal

clause contingent or otherwise;

Deed under No. 21.

refer Policy of Insurance

under No. 46.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be, of

Article 22, on 10% of

the market value of

the property.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be, of

Article 22, on 25% of

the market value of

the property.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be, of

Article 22, on 50% of

the market value of

the property.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(iv) for a period exceeding 29 years or

in perpetuity, or does not purport for any

definite period, or for lease for a period

exceeding 29 years, with a renewal clause

contingent or otherwise.

The same duty as

is leviable on a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be,

of Article 22, on

90% of the market

value of the property.

Explanation I.—Any consideration in the

form of premium or money advanced or to be

advanced or security deposit by whatever name

called shall, for the purpose of market value, be

treated as consideration passed on.

Explanation II.—The renewal period, if

specifically mentioned, shall be treated as part

of the present lease.

34.

LEASE AND LICENCE AGREEMENT.—

With

respect

to

lease

and

licence

agreement––

(a) where the lease and licence agreement

purports to be for a term not exceeding sixty

months with or without renewal clause;

0.25% of the total

sum of,—

(i) the licence

fees

or

rent

payable under the

agreement;

(ii) the amount

of non-refundable

deposit or money

advanced or to be

advanced

or

premium,

by

whatever

name

called;

(iii) the interest

calculated at the

rate of 10% per

annum

on

the

refundable

security deposit or

money advanced

or to be advanced,

by whatever name

called.

(b) where such lease and licence agreement

purports to be for a period exceeding sixty

months with or without renewal clause.

The same duty as

is leviable on lease

under clause (ii), (iii)

or

(iv),

as

the

case may be, of

Article 33.

Sec. 1]

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17

(1)

(2)

(3)

35.

LETTER

OF

ALLOTMENT.––With

respect to letter of allotment in any company or

proposed company, or in respect of any loan to

be raised by any company or proposed company.

Re. 1.

refer Certificate or other Document under

No. 19.

36.

LETTER OF CREDIT.––With respect to

letter of credit, any instrument by which one

person authorises another to give credit to the

person in whose favour it is drawn.

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act,1899 (2 of 1899).

LETTER OF GUARANTEE

refer Agreement

under No. 5.

37.

LETTER OF LICENCE.––With respect to

letter of licence, any agreement between a

debtor and his creditors, that the letter shall, for

a specified time, suspend their claims and allow

the debtor to carry on business at his own

discretion.

Rs. 100.

38.

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

A

COMPANY.—With

respect

to

Memorandum of Association of a company,––

(a)

if accompanied by articles of

association under section 10 of the

Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);

Rs. 500.

(b) if not so accompanied.

0.1% according to

the share capital of the

company, subject to

minimum of Rs. 1,000

and

maximum

of

Rs. 50,00,000.

Exemption.

Memorandum of any association not formed

for profit and registered under section 8 of the

Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013).

39.

MORTGAGE-DEED.––With respect to

mortgage-deed, not being an agreement relating

to Deposit of Title Deeds, Pawn or Pledge or

Hypothecation under Article 6, Bottomry Bond

under Article 16, Mortgage of a Crop under

Article 40, Respondentia Bond under Article 56

or Security Bond of Mortgage-Deed under

Article 57—

(a) when possession of the property or any

part of the property comprised in such deed

is given by the mortgagor or agreed to be

given;

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be, of

Article 22, for the

amount secured by

such deed.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(b) when possession is not given or agreed

to be given as aforesaid.

0.3%

of

the

amount secured by

such deed, subject to

minimum of Rs. 1,000

and

maximum

of

Rs. 20,00,000.

Explanation I.—A mortgagor who gives to the

mortgagee a power of attorney to collect rents, or

a lease of the property mortgaged or part thereof,

is deemed to give possession within the meaning

of this Article.

Explanation II.—Where in the case of an

agreement to mortgage the amount or part thereof

sought to be secured by such an agreement is

advanced or disbursed to the mortgagor without

execution of a mortgage-deed, then such an

agreement to mortgage shall, notwithstanding

anything contained in clause (6) of section 2,

become chargeable under this Article as

mortgage-deed on the date of making of such

advance or disbursement either in part or in whole;

(c) when a collateral or auxiliary or

additional or substituted security, or by way of

further assurance for the above-mentioned

purpose where the principal or primary security

is duly stamped.

Explanation.—For the purpose of this clause,

“the principal or primary security” shall mean, the

security created under clause (a) or (b).

Rs. 500.

Exemptions.

(1) Instruments executed by persons taking

advances under the Land Improvement Loans

Act, 1883 (19 of 1883), or the Agriculturists’

Loans Act, 1884 (12 of 1884) or by their sureties

as security for the repayments of such advances.

(2) Letter of hypothecation accompanying a

bill of exchange.

40.

MORTGAGE OF A CROP.––With respect

to mortgage of a crop including any instruments

evidencing an agreement to secure the repayment

of a loan made upon any mortgage of a crop,

whether the crop is or is not in existence at the time

of the mortgage––

(a) when the loan is repayable not more than

three months from the date of the instrument—

(i) for every sum secured not exceeding

Rs. 200;

Re 1.

(ii) for every Rs. 200 or part thereof

secured in excess of Rs. 200;

Re 1.

Sec. 1]

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19

(1)

(2)

(3)

(b) when the loan is repayable more

than

three

months,

but

more

than

eighteen months, from the date of the

instrument—

(i) for every sum secured not exceeding

Rs. 100;

Re 1.

(ii) for every Rs. 100 or part thereof

secured in excess of Rs. 100.

Re 1.

41.

NOTARY ACT.––With respect to Notary

Act, any instrument, endorsement, note,

attestation, certificate of entry not being a

Protest under No. 50 made or signed by a

Notary Public in the execution of the duties of

his office, or by any other person lawfully

acting as a Notary Public.

Rs. 20.

Protest of Bill or Note under No. 49.

42.

NOTE

OF

MEMORANDUM.––With

respect to Note of Memorandum sent by

a Broker Agent to his Principal intimating

the purchase or sale on account of such

Principal—

(a) of any goods, exceeding in value of

Rs. 20;

Re 1.

(b) of any stock or marketable security

exceeding in value of Rs. 20.

Subject

to

a

maximum of Rs. 50,

Re 1 for every Rs.

10,000

or

part

thereof of the value

of

the

stock

or

security.

43.

NOTE OF PROTEST BY THE MASTER

OF A SHIP.—

Rs. 50.

refer Protest by the Master of a Ship under

No. 50.

ORDER FOR THE PAYMENT OF

MONEY

refer

Bill

of

Exchange

under

No. 13.

44.

PARTITION.—With respect to partition,

the “Instrument of partition” as defined under

clause (15) of section 2 of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

The same duty as

Bond (No. 15) of the

amount or the market

value

of

the

separated share or

shares

of

the

property.

20

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

Note.—The largest

share remaining after

the

property

is

partitioned

(or,

if

there are two or more

shares of equal value

and not smaller than

any of the other

shares, then one of

such equal shares)

shall be deemed to be

that from which the

other

shares

are

separated:

Provided

always

that—

(a)

when

an

instrument

of

partition containing

an agreement to

divide property in

severalty

is

executed

and

a

partition is effected

in pursuance of

such

agreement,

the

duty

chargeable

upon

the

instrument

effecting

such

partition shall be

reduced

by

the

amount of duty

paid in respect of

the first instrument

but shall not be less

than Rs. 5;

(b) where the

instrument relates

to the partition of

agricultural land,

the rate of duty

applicable shall be

Rs. 100;

(c) where a final

order for effecting

a partition passed

by any Revenue

authority or any

Civil

Court

or

an award by an

arbitrator directing

a

partition,

is

Sec. 1]

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21

(1)

(2)

(3)

stamped with the

stamp required for

an instrument of

partition,

and

an instrument of

partition

in

pursuance of such

order or award is

subsequently

executed, the duty

on

such

instrument

shall

not

exceed

Rs. 10.

45.

PARTNERSHIP.—

(1)

instrument

of

any

partnership

inclusive of, Limited Liability Partnership

and joint venture to run a business, earn

profits and to share profits, whether in cash

or in kind—

(a)

where there is no share of

contribution in partnership, or where such

share contribution brought in by way of

cash does not exceed Rs. 50,000;

Rs. 500.

(b) where such share contribution

brought in by way of cash is in excess of

Rs. 50,000;

1% of the amount

of share contribution

subject to maximum

of Rs. 15,000.

(c) where such share contribution is

brought in by way of property, excluding

cash;

The same duty as

is leviable on a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be,

of Article 22, on the

market value of such

property.

(2)

dissolution

of

partnership

or

retirement of partner inclusive of, Limited

Liability Partnership and joint venture to run

a business, earn profits and to share profits,

whether in cash or in kind—

(a)

where on dissolution of the

partnership or on retirement of a partner

any property is taken as his share by a

partner other than a partner who brought

in that property as his share of

contribution in the partnership;

The same duty as

is leviable on a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be,

of Article 22, on the

market value of such

property, subject to a

minimum of Rs. 100.

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(b) in any other case.

Rs. 500.

46.

POLICY OF INSURANCE

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

47.

POWER OF ATTORNEY, not being a

Proxy—

(a) when executed for the sole purpose of

procuring the registration of one or more

documents in relation to a single transaction

or for admitting execution of one or more

such documents;

Rs. 200.

(b) when required in suits or proceedings

under the Presidency Small Cause Courts

Act, 1882 (15 of 1882);

Rs. 200.

(c) when authorising one person or more

to act in a single transaction other than the

case mentioned in clause (a);

Rs. 200.

(d) when authorising one person to act in

more than one transaction or generally;

Rs. 200.

(e) when authorising more than one

person to act in single transaction or more

than one transaction jointly or severally or

generally;

Rs. 200.

(f)(i) when given for consideration and

authorising to sell an immovable property;

The same duty as

is leviable on a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be,

of Article 22, on the

market value of the

property.

(ii) when authorising to sell or transfer

immovable property without consideration

or without showing any consideration, as the

case may be—

(a) if given to the father, mother,

brother, sister, wife, husband, daughter,

son,

grandson,

granddaughter

or

father, mother, brother or sister of the

spouse; and

Rs. 200.

(b) in any other case;

The same duty as

is leviable on a

conveyance

under

clause (b) or (c), as

the case may be, of

Article 22, on the

market value of the

property.

Sec. 1]

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23

(1)

(2)

(3)

(g) when given to a promoter or developer

by whatever name called, for construction

on, development of, or sale or transfer (in any

manner whatsoever) of, any immovable

property;

The same duty as

is leviable on a

conveyance

under

clause (b) or (c), as

the case may be, of

Article 22, on the

market value of the

property:

Provided

that,

when proper stamp

duty is paid under

clause

(d)

of

Article

5

on

an

agreement,

or

records thereof or

memorandum of an

agreement executed

between the same

parties and in respect

of the same property,

the duty chargeable

under

this

clause

shall be Rs. 100.

(h) in any other case.

Rs. 200.

Explanation I.—For the purposes of this

Article more persons than one when belonging

to the same firm shall be deemed to be one

person.

Explanation II.—The term “registration”

includes

every

operation

incidental

to

registration under the Registration Act, 1908

(16 of 1908).

Explanation III.—Where under clause (f),

duty has been paid on the power of attorney,

and the conveyance relating to that property

is executed in pursuance of power of attorney

between the executant of the power of

attorney and the person in whose favour it is

executed, the duty on conveyance shall be the

duty calculated on the market value of the

property reduced by duty paid on the power of

attorney.

48.

PROMISSORY NOTE

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

49.

PROTEST OF BILL OR NOTE.––With

respect to protest of Bill or Note, any

declaration in writing made by a Notary Public

bill or other person lawfully acting as such,

attesting the dishonour of a Bill of Exchange or

Promissory Note.

Rs. 50.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

50.

PROTEST BY THE MASTER OF

SHIP.—With respect to protest by the Master

of Ship, any declaration of the particulars of her

voyage drawn up by him with a view to the

adjustment of losses or the calculation of

averages, and every declaration in writing made

by him against the charterers or the consignors

for not loading or unloading the ship, when such

declaration is attested or certified by a Notary

Public or other person lawfully acting as such.

Rs. 50.

51.

PROXY

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

52.

RECEIPTS

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

53.

RECONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE

PROPERTY

Rs. 200.

54.

RECORD

OF

TRANSACTION

(Electronics or otherwise) effected by a trading

member through a stock exchange––

(a) if relating to sale or purchase of

Government securities;

0.005%

of

the

value of security.

(b) if relating to purchase or sale of

securities, other than those falling under

item (a)––

(i) in case of delivery;

0.005%

of

the

value of security.

(ii) in case of non-delivery;

0.005%

of

the

value of security.

(c) if relating to futures and options

trading;

0.005%

of

the

futures and options

trading.

(d) if relating to forward contracts of

commodities traded through an association

or otherwise.

0.005%

of

the

value of the forward

contract.

Explanation

I.––For

the

purpose

of

clause (b), “securities” means the securities as

defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Securities

Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956).

55.

RELEASE.––With respect to release, any

instrument (not being an instrument as is

provided by section 23A) whereby a person

renounces a claim upon other person or against

any specified property—

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(a) if the release deed of an ancestral property

or part thereof is executed by or in favour of

brother or sister (children of renouncer’s parents)

or

son

or

daughter

or

son

of

pre-deceased son or daughter of pre-deceased

son or father or mother or spouse of the

renouncer or the legal heirs of the above

relations;

Rs. 200.

(b) in any other case.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a) or (b), as

the case may be, of

Article 22, on the

market value of the

share, interest, part

or claim renounced.

56.

RESPONDENTIA BOND.––With respect

to

Respondentia

Bond,

any

instrument

securing a loan on the cargo laden or to be

laden on board a ship and making repayment

contingent on the arrival of the cargo at the

port of destination.

0.5%

of

the

amount of the loan

secured, subject to a

minimum of Rs. 100.

REVOCATION OF ANY TRUST OR

SETTLEMENT

refer

Settlement

under

Article 58, Trust under Article 64.

57.

SECURITY BOND OR MORTGAGE

DEED.––With respect to Security Bond or

Mortgage Deed, where such security bond or

mortgage deed is executed by way of security for

the due execution of an office, or to account for

money or other property received by virtue thereof,

or by a surety to secure the due performance of a

contract, or in pursuance of an order of the court or

a public officer, not being otherwise provided for by

the Court Fees Act, 1870 (7 of 1870).

Exemptions.

Bond or other instrument, when executed,—

(a) by any person for the purpose of

guaranteeing that the local income derived from

private subscriptions to a charitable dispensary or

hospital or any other object of public utility shall

not be less than a specified sum per mensem;

(b)bypersontakingadvancesunder theLand

Improvement Loans Act, 1882 (19 of 1883),

or the Agriculturists' Loans Act, 1884 (12

of 1884), or by their sureties as security for

the repayment of such advances;

0.3%

for

the

amount secured by

such deed subject to

the

maximum

of

Rs. 20,00,000:

Provided

that

where

on

an

instrument

executed

by a person for whom

a person stands surety

and executes security

bond or a mortgage

deed, duty has been

paid under Article 40,

then the duty payable

shall be Rs. 100.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(c) by officers of the Government or their

sureties to secure the due execution of an

office or due accounting for money or other

property received by virtue thereof.

58.

SETTLEMENT.—

A. Instrument of—

including a deed of dower—

(i) where the settlement is made for

a religious or charitable purpose;

The same duty

levied

as

Bond

(No.

15)

to

the

amount settled or the

market value of the

property settled.

(ii) in any other case.

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be, of

Article 22, for a sum

equal to the amount

settled or the market

value of the property

settled:

Provided

that

where an agreement

to settle is stamped

with

the

stamp

required

for

an

instrument

of

settlement and an

instrument

of

settlement

in

pursuance of such

agreement

is

subsequently

executed, the duty on

such instrument shall

not exceed Rs. 10:

Provided further

that

where

an

instrument

of

settlement contains

any provision for the

revocation

of

the

settlement,

the

amount or the value

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(1)

(2)

(3)

of

the

property

settled shall, for the

purposes of duty, be

determined, as if no

such provisions were

contained

in

the

instrument.

Exemption.

Deed of dower executed on the occasion of,

or in connection with, marriage between

Muhammadans, whether executed before or

after the marriage.

B. Revocation of—

(i) in respect of settlement described in

sub-clause (i) of clause A;

Rs. 500.

(ii) in respect of settlement described in

sub-clause (ii) of clause A.

Rs. 500.

59.

SHARE WARRANTS to bearer issued

under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013).

Exemptions.

Share warrant when issued by a Company

in pursuance of the provisions of the

Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), to have

effect only upon payment, as composition for

that duty, to the Collector of Stamp Revenue

of—

(a)

one-and-a-half

per

centum

of

the whole subscribed capital of the

company; or

(b) if any company which has paid the said

duty or composition in full subsequently

issues an addition to its subscribed capital,

one-and-a-half per centum of the additional

capital so issued.

The same duty as

Bond (No. 15) for the

same amount.

SCRIP. Certificate under No. 18.

60.

SHIPPING ORDER for or relating to the

conveyance of goods on board of any vessel.

Rs. 10.

61.

SURRENDER OF LEASE including an

agreement for surrender of lease—

(a) without any consideration;

Rs. 200.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

(b) with consideration.

The same duty

as

is

leviable

under clause (a), (b)

or (c) of Article 22

on

the amount of

consideration.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this

Article, return of money paid as advance,

on security deposit by lessee to the lessor

shall not be treated as consideration for the

surrender.

62.

TRANSFER

(whether with or without

consideration).––

(a)

of debentures, being marketable

securities whether the debenture is liable

to duty or not, except debentures provided

for by section 8 of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

Explanation.—For the purposes of this

clause, the term “debenture” includes debenture

stock;

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

As per Schedule I

of the Indian Stamp

Act, 1899 (2 of 1899).

(b) of any interest secured by bond,

mortgage-deed or policy of insurance;

(c) of any property under section 22 of

the Administrators-General Act, 1963 (45

of 1963);

(d) of

any trust

property

without

consideration

from

one

trustee

to

another trustee, or from a trustee to a

beneficiary.

Exemptions.

Transfers by endorsement—

(a) of a bill of exchange, cheque or

promissory note;

(b) of a bill of lading, delivery order,

warrant

for

goods

or

other

mercantile

document or title to goods;

(c) of a policy of insurance;

(d)

of

securities

of

the

Central

Government.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

63.

TRANSFER OF LEASE by way of

assignment and not by way of underlease or by

way of decree or final order passed by any Civil

Court or any Revenue Officer.

The same duty as

is leviable on lease

under clause (i), (ii),

(iii) or (iv), as the

case may be, of

Article 33, for the

remaining period of

Lease.

64.

TRUST.––

A. Declaration of, or concerning, any

property when made by any writing not

being a Will—

(a) where there is disposition of

property—

(i) where the Trust is made for a

religious or charitable purpose;

Rs. 1000.

(ii) in any other case;

The same duty as

is

leviable

on

a

conveyance

under

clause (a), (b) or (c),

as the case may be, of

Article 22, for a sum

equal to the amount

settled or the market

value of the property

settled.

(b) where there is no disposition of

property—

(i) where the trust is made for

religious or charitable purpose;

Rs. 500.

(ii) in any other case;

Rs. 500.

B. Revocation of, or concerning, any

property when made by any instrument,

other than a Will;

Rs. 500.

refer Settlement under Article 58.

65.

WARRANT FOR GOODS.—With respect

to warrant for goods, any instrument evidencing

the title of any person therein named, or his

assigns, or the holder thereof, to the property in

any goods lying in or upon any dock, warehouse

or wharf, such instrument being signed or

certified by or on behalf of the person in whose

custody such goods may be.

Rs. 10.

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[Part II—

(1)

(2)

(3)

66.

WORKS CONTRACT.––With respect to

works contract, a contract for works and labour

or services involving transfer of property in

goods (whether as goods or in some other form)

in its execution and includes a sub-contract—

(a) where the amount or value set forth in

such contract does not exceed Rs. 10,00,000;

Rs. 500.

(b) where it exceeds Rs. 10,00,000.

Rs. 500 plus 0.1 %

of the amount above

Rs. 10,00,000 subject

to

maximum

of

Rs. 25,00,000.

UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002

AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.

MGIPMRND—421GI(S4)—26-12-2025.

DROUPADI MURMU,

President.

DR. RAJIV MANI,

Secretary to the Govt. of India.

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KSHITIZ

MOHAN

Digitally signed by

KSHITIZ MOHAN

Date: 2025.12.26

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