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Property Verification Cost in Odisha: Government Fees, Advocates and Online Checks

What verifying land in Odisha costs, from the sellers' own tables: the Record of Rights, the EC, certified deed copies, what banks pay advocates, online checks.

Rs 456the government fees for a 13-year encumbrance certificate, by IGR's table (read 25 September 2026)
Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000what Bank of Maharashtra pays its advocates for a title search report outside the metros
Freethe Record of Rights on Bhulekh, to view

The short answer

How much does property verification cost in Odisha?

Property verification in Odisha costs a few hundred rupees in government fees and more for someone to read the papers. The Record of Rights is free to view on Bhulekh, and a certified copy from the Tahasil carries a Rs 50 user fee per khata. IGR Odisha's encumbrance certificate costs Rs 25 for the first year searched and Rs 15 for each further year, plus an application fee of Rs 1 and user fees of Rs 75 a year up to Rs 250; by those rates a 13-year search comes to Rs 456. A certified copy of a registered deed costs Rs 3 a page to copy, Rs 40 a page in user fees up to Rs 250, and Rs 100 in stamp duty. To read them, banks pay their panel advocates Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 for a title search report outside the metros; online, DigiLawyer prints ₹3,000 and LegiScore ₹1,999; BhoomiScan's AI Title Report is 999 credits.

At the government counters

The fees below are the government's own, as its tables printed them on 25 September 2026.

  • The Record of Rights. "All the RoRs are available in the public domain in the Bhulekh website" (IGR Odisha, 2019): viewing one costs nothing. A certified copy from the Tahasil carries a user fee of Rs 50 per khata, and a Record of Rights corrected after a mutation Rs 80 (Revenue Department, 2017).
  • The encumbrance certificate (EC). IGR Odisha's table: a general search costs Rs 25 for the first year and Rs 15 for every subsequent year, with an application fee of Rs 1 (IGR fee table). User fees are Rs 75 a year up to Rs 250 for 13 years or less, and Rs 75 for each year after 13 (2017 notification). By those rates, a 13-year search comes to Rs 456 and a 30-year search to Rs 1,986; IGR's screen shows the exact amount before you pay. IGR's timeline for issuing it is 7 days (IGR timeline).
  • A certified copy of a registered deed. IGR's table: a search fee of Rs 15 per party, a copying fee of Rs 3 a page and an application fee of Rs 3 (IGR fee table); user fees of Rs 40 a page up to Rs 250 (2017 notification); and stamp duty of Rs 100 on the copy (Article 24(ia), Indian Stamp (Odisha Amendment) Act, 2021). IGR's timeline is 7 days (IGR timeline).

What banks pay an advocate to read the title

No published schedule sets what an advocate charges a buyer in Odisha: the fee is agreed between them. What banks pay their own panel advocates is published, in their circulars:

  • Bank of Maharashtra (Legal Circular 20/2024-25): for a title search report, Rs 2,000 to Rs 5,000 in the seven major centres and Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 in all other cities and areas (circular).
  • Canara Bank, Delhi circle (2022): for a legal scrutiny report with a non-encumbrance certificate, Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 per property plus actual expenses, and actual expenses plus Rs 500 a deed for certified copies of the title deeds (fee schedule). Each circle of the bank sets its own schedule.

What online services charge

As their own pages printed it on 25 September 2026:

  • DigiLawyer: "The cost of property paper verification on DigiLawyer is ₹3,000" (DigiLawyer).
  • LegiScore: "Get the same full title report for ₹1,999" (LegiScore).

What BhoomiScan charges

Credits are bought in packs, and credits never expire: ₹999 buys 1,000 credits, and ₹8,999 buys 10,000 credits.

What each check finds, and the frauds they are for: land fraud in Odisha.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does property verification cost in Odisha?

The government fees are small: the Record of Rights is free to view, and by IGR's table a 13-year encumbrance certificate comes to Rs 456. Having the papers read costs more: banks pay their advocates Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 for a title search report outside the metros.

What is the fee for an encumbrance certificate in Odisha?

Rs 25 for the first year searched and Rs 15 for each further year, an application fee of Rs 1, and user fees of Rs 75 a year up to Rs 250 for 13 years or less, Rs 75 for each year beyond. IGR shows the exact amount before you pay.

How much does a certified copy of a sale deed cost in Odisha?

IGR charges a search fee of Rs 15 per party, Rs 3 a page to copy and Rs 3 to apply, with user fees of Rs 40 a page up to Rs 250; the copy also carries Rs 100 in stamp duty under the 2021 Odisha amendment.

How much does an advocate charge for title verification in Odisha?

No published schedule sets it; the fee is agreed. For comparison, Bank of Maharashtra pays its panel advocates Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 for a title search report outside the metros, and Canara Bank's Delhi circle Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 for a legal scrutiny report.

Is the Record of Rights on Bhulekh free?

Yes, to view: IGR Odisha says all RoRs are in the public domain on the Bhulekh website. A certified copy from the Tahasil carries a user fee of Rs 50 per khata.