Gift deed registration (to relatives or others)
हालैको बकसपत्र / दानपत्र लिखत पारित
Responsible office
Land Revenue Office (मालपोत कार्यालय), renamed Land Administration Office (भूमि प्रशासन कार्यालय) in 2083
मालपोत कार्यालय / भूमि प्रशासन कार्यालय
01 · Before you apply
Essential information
Legal basis
Land Revenue Act 2034 (as amended 2083); provincial Finance Acts 2083 (fees)
Fee information as of
FY 2083/84
Source updated
2083-03-32 BS (Lumbini and Madhesh Province Finance Acts 2083)
Data confidence
low
02 · Prepare
Documents you need
Bring original documents together with readable photocopies. Names, dates and record details should match across every document.
- Not published in sources found — confirm at the office
03 · At the office
Step-by-step process
- 1
Check whether the recipient is within three generations (तीन पुस्ताभित्र) under your province's Finance Act — this sets the fee.
- 2
Have the gift deed (बकसपत्र) or donation deed (दानपत्र) drafted by a licensed deed writer (लेखापढी व्यवसायी).
- 3
Submit the deed with the land ownership certificate at the Land Revenue / Land Administration Office.
- 4
Pay the registration fee on the deed value.
- 5
After registration, the land is transferred to the recipient and a new ownership certificate is issued.
04 · Cost
Fees and charges
Gift within 3 generations — Bagmati
Six area columns; see land-registration-fee-rates
Up to Rs 1 lakh: 1%–2.3%; above Rs 1 lakh: 1%–2.8% (by area type)
Gift within 3 generations — Koshi (bill)
Up to Rs 1 lakh: 1.5 / 1 / 1 / 0.5%; above: 2.5 / 2 / 2 / 1% (metro / sub-metro / municipality / rural municipality)
Gift within 3 generations — Lumbini
Up to Rs 1 lakh: 1 / 1 / 0.5%; above: 2 / 2 / 1% (sub-metro / municipality / rural municipality)
Gift to close relatives (हालैको बकसपत्र) — Madhesh
Madhesh Finance Act 2083; its definition of close relatives was not read — confirm
Up to Rs 1 lakh: 1.5 / 1 / 1 / 0.5%; above: 2.5 / 2 / 2 / 1% (metro / sub-metro / municipality / rural municipality)
Other gifts and donation deeds (दानपत्र)
Lumbini (and, conflictingly, Koshi's bill) charge a gift beyond 3 generations at the sale-deed rate
Bagmati 10%–15.3%; Koshi 15%; Lumbini 15 / 15 / 10%; Madhesh 15 / 15 / 15 / 10%
Bequest effective after death (शेषपछिको बकसपत्र)
Madhesh: amending the bequest's conditions Rs 2,000; cancelling it Rs 3,000
Bagmati: Rs 10,000 / 8,000 / 7,000 within 3 generations, Rs 15,000 / 12,000 / 11,000 outside; Lumbini: Rs 7,000 within, Rs 12,000 outside; Madhesh: Rs 9,000 within (all area types), Rs 15,000 / 15,000 / 12,000 / 12,000 outside
Relinquishment deed (छोडपत्र) — Bagmati
Within 3 generations charged as a gift; beyond 3 generations charged as a sale
05 · Digital options
Online services
06 · Read carefully
Important notes
- 'Within three generations' is defined by a list of relatives in each Finance Act (Koshi's bill lists spouses, parents, children, siblings, in-laws, grandparents and similar) — check the list for your relationship.
- Women, single women and other discounts on the registration fee also apply to gifts (see land-registration-fee-rates).
- Land Revenue Offices were renamed Land Administration Offices (भूमि प्रशासन कार्यालय) by an ordinance in Baisakh 2083; both names are in use.
- Step order is indicative: no current citizen charter for this service could be retrieved — confirm at the office.
07 · Where to go
Office information
Website
https://dolma.gov.np08 · Verification