Encumbrance Certificate · Cuttack · Odisha
Encumbrance check in Cuttack: Form 25 fees, search window, and what to flag
An EC for Cuttack property pulls from the 4 Sub-Registrar Offices that hold the district's transaction registry. This page covers the IGR Odisha fee schedule, the practical search window for Cuttack (30 years for high-value, 13 years for bank panel), and the unreleased-mortgage signature pattern that's the single most common Critical finding in Cuttack.
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Sub-Registrar Offices serving Cuttack
- SRO Cuttack — Sub-Registrar Office, Cuttack Sadar · Cuttack Sadar tehsil (RTI office manual)
- SRO Athgarh — Sub-Registrar Office, Athgarh · Athgarh tehsil (RTI office manual)
- SRO Banki — Sub-Registrar Office, Banki · Banki tehsil (RTI office manual)
- SRO Salepur — Sub-Registrar Office, Salepur · Salepur tehsil (RTI office manual)
Tahasildars in Cuttack (7 tehsils)
- Cuttack Sadar
- Athgarh
- Banki
- Narsinghpur
- Niali
- Salepur
- Tangi-Choudwar
EC fee schedule (2026)
Rs 25 first year, Rs 15 each additional year (IGR Odisha schedule). Re-verify at IGR Odisha user-fees before quoting to a client.
Office hours
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 17:00 IST. Second Saturday and Sunday closed. Lunch 13:30 to 14:00.
District Collectorate
District Collector and DM, Cuttack
Collectorate, Cuttack
Recent land-fraud cases in Cuttack
Cuttack benami land transfer ring linked to forged power-of-attorney
2024 · Cuttack
EOW Odisha investigation; PoA forged with duplicate Aadhaar to convey absentee NRI plot.
FAQ — encumbrance check in Cuttack
What does the Form 25 Encumbrance Certificate fee work out to in Cuttack?
Rs 25 first year, Rs 15 each additional year (IGR Odisha schedule). For a 30-year window the cumulative cost is roughly Rs 460 — the cheapest insurance your buyer will buy. Re-verify at https://www.igrodisha.gov.in/Help/PartFee.aspx.
Which SRO do I order the EC from in Cuttack?
Whichever SRO holds jurisdiction over the plot's tehsil. Cuttack has 4 SROs (listed below); each holds its own register.
Can I order a Cuttack EC online?
Yes — IGR Odisha runs an e-services portal that serves ECs in PDF for most Cuttack SROs. The online flow is fastest for post-2010 entries; pre-2010 may require an in-person request because legacy registers were not fully digitised.
What's the most common Critical finding in Cuttack ECs?
Unreleased mortgage entries from the 2010-2020 period — a mortgage was registered, the loan was paid off, but the release deed never closed. BhoomiScan's chain reasoner specifically scans for mortgage-without-release patterns.
Verifying a Cuttack title?
EC + ROR + Sale Deed in. Five chain checks out. Five minutes. Three documents handled the way Odisha advocates actually work.