India, Aug. 14 -- Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Thursday launched a home-visit facility for property and document registration. This enables elderly citizens and people with medical conditions who cannot visit sub-registrar offices to complete registration formalities from their residences.

The facility is one of two citizen-centric initiatives the Maharashtra revenue department launched to make property and document registration more accessible and convenient. The second initiative, e-Pramaan, will allow citizens to obtain certified copies of registered documents, Schedule II documents and marriage certificates online.

Bawankule said, "The initiative is aimed at addressing the difficulties faced by senior citizens and pe...