When women purchase property in their name

Several States and Union Territories in India give stamp duty and registration fee concession to women homebuyers and property investors.

Stamp duty concession: Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.

Registration fee concession: Gujarat gives rebate for stamp duty and registration fee as well.

Rate of rebates: Rajasthan gives 1% rebate in stamp duty for women other than SC/ST/Below Poverty Line (BPL), and 2% rebate for women belonging to SC/ST/BPL.

* Bihar gives 0.6% rebate on stamp duty.

* Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh offer 1% rebate on stamp duty.

* The States of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Assam and the Union Territory of Delhi offer 2% rebate on stamp duty.

* Uttarakhand offers a rebate of 25% on stamp duty for purchase of property in the name of women (maximum limit of rebate is restricted to ₹25 lakhs)