Guwahati, March 2: In an effort to boost the administrative reforms in the State, the Assam Government has amended Sec 21A of the Registration Act, under which a resident will be able to buy a property without the mandatory No-Objection Certificate (NOC).
As per the amended Act, a resident from Assam planning to buy houses, flats, residential apartments, commercial buildings etc., has been exempted from procuring a NOC from the District Commissioner DC.
The step was taken to expedite the registration process for transfer/lease of house, flats, residential apartments, commercial buildings etc. As such no NOC will be required to be obtained from DCs, said a notification issued by the Government of Assam.
"In a further boost to administrative reforms, GoA has done Amendment of Sec 21A of Registration Act to expedite registration process for transfer/lease of house, flats, residential apartments, commercial buildings etc. Henceforth, no NOC will be required to be obtained from DCs," Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a tweet stated.
