Lucknow, Nov. 20 -- Uttar Pradesh is set to introduce title-based registration of property, replacing the existing document-based system that has long enabled fraudulent registries and ownership disputes.

The proposal is expected to be placed before the state cabinet next week, officials aware of the matter said.

The move comes after chief minister Yogi Adityanath directed the stamp and registration department to find technological and procedural safeguards against fraudulent property transactions. An expert group was constituted and tasked with studying national and international land titling systems and recommending a suitable model for the state.

Under the present system, Uttar Pradesh registers only the sale deed or transfer docume...