Maharashtra opened Model Sub-Registrar Offices at Trade Center in Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai; Mahape, Navi Mumbai; and North Ambazari Road, Nagpur. They bring the state’s total to four, after Pune’s first facility. The centres operate daily from 10 am to 6 pm. Use is optional; regular government offices remain available without the additional ₹5,500 Model SRO service fee. If a centre records more than 50 registrations in a year, additional registration revenue will be shared with the state Inspector General of Registration (IGR).

Applicants can complete Public Data Entry online, pay fees through Pay2IGR and book appointments using e-Step In. The IGR and Controller of Stamps awarded VFS Global and WE Excel Software Pvt Ltd a five-year contract in early 2026 to establish 60 Model SROs in phases. Government officials oversee registrations; each centre has a government-appointed Sub-Registrar and senior clerk. IGR Ravindra Binwade said the expansion aims to improve service and reduce waiting times. The three new centres were announced on 25 September 2026.

Maharashtra’s model sub-registrar offices combine digital infrastructure with streamlined service delivery to simplify property registration and reduce waiting times.

Three Model Sub-Registrar Offices have opened at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai, Mahape in Navi Mumbai and North Ambazari Road in Nagpur, following Maharashtra’s first Model SRO in Pune. They register sale deeds, lease deeds, gift deeds, powers of attorney and wills, with digital processing, trained assistance, Wi-Fi waiting lounges and refreshments. The centres are optional; government offices will continue operating. Applicants can complete Public Data Entry and pay fees at pay2igr.igrmaharashtra.gov.in, then book appointments through e-Step In. Operating hours are 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. VFS Global, in consortium with WE Excel Software Pvt. Ltd., won a five-year contract in early 2026 to establish 60 Model SROs statewide in phases.

The Mahare family has cultivated its ancestral 1.5-acre farm in Mahape for four generations, continuing a tradition dating to the British era. Hemant Mahare, Jagdish Mahare and family members combine traditional knowledge with modern techniques, producing around 800 kg to one tonne of paddy annually—enough for the family’s yearly consumption.

The farm is along Mahape–Shilphata Road, near MIDC, TTC Industrial Area and major IT parks, and close to the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train alignment. Adequate July rainfall after a late monsoon helped provide water for transplanting paddy saplings.

Only a handful of agricultural plots remain among Navi Mumbai’s original 29 villages, mainly around Mahape and the Airoli–Bonkode belt. The family has replaced bullock-driven ploughing with rotavators.

Archaeology Department representatives inspected a two-room structure in the Khairane-Mahape MIDC area after Sanket Narayan Doke, president of Navi Mumbai Vikas Adhishthan, alerted authorities. Officials said it could be 150–200 years old; its exact age, purpose and historical significance require further archaeological investigation.

The structure stands on a private company’s MIDC plot, where construction or other development could damage or destroy it. Navi Mumbai Vikas Adhishthan has demanded immediate protection and conservation, a detailed archaeological study, and eventual public access as a heritage site. Doke will lead a protest outside the MIDC office on August 19 to press for administration intervention.