Vizianagaram Sub-Registrar office functioning from a rented building near Duppada in Vizianagaram. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT
Additionally, due to pressure from building owners because of the inordinate delays in rent payments, several sub-registrar offices have to frequently shift to new premises. For instance, in Vizianagaram, the sub-registrar office located at Cantonment is shifted to Duppada-Ayyannapeta junction, on the outskirts of the city, while the sub-registrar office in Dasannapeta continues to function from a rented building. Departnment officials have expressed concern over the frequent shifting of offices. They said: “It becomes difficult to preserve 180 year-old documents, with these frequent shifts.”
According to sources, the department had requested the government to construct a new and permanent building in the old Taluk office, where it had served the people for many decades. The government had also sanctioned ₹2 crore for construction long ago, but dispute in regards to the site with a private person led to the project being shelved. Officials now hope that the government will resolve the dispute and initiate construction of a permanent building for the department.
Currently, the Deputy Inspector General Office of Stamps and Registration and District Registrar office of the department in Vizianagaram is functioning from a private building for almost two decades.
Senior officials have urged the Collectors of the three districts to allocate permanent buildings with ample space for parking of vehicles, which is a major concern at the existing offices which are located in streets and congested areas. People coming to the Dasannapeta and Duppada-Ayyannapeta sub-registrar offices in Vizianagaram for registration of their properties face inconvenience due to the lack of parking and other facilities.
Published – January 08, 2026 08:36 pm IST
