Rent agreement stamp duty calculator for Delhi
Delhi executes short-term (≤11 months) rental agreements on a flat ₹100 e-stamp certificate without compulsory registration. For leases exceeding 11 months, stamp duty is 2% of the average annual rent × years.
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Delhi
₹100
Calculation breakdown
- Agreement duration is 11 months (≤11 months).
- Statutory flat e-stamp paper duty of ₹100 applies in Delhi.
- Duty at ₹100 flat of ₹2,20,000 = ₹100.
- Registration is optional for terms under 12 months (11 months), adding ₹0.
Charged under Article 35, Schedule I-A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applied to Delhi.
✓ Rate Verified Checked 6 Sep 2026 against Taxaj India Rent Agreement Calculator Reference 2025-26.
The rule in one table
| Instrument | Lease / Rent Agreement |
|---|---|
| Act | Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applied to Delhi |
| Article | Article 35, Schedule I-A |
| Rate | 2% (₹100 flat for ≤11 mo) of the taxable amount |
| Taxable amount | ≤11 months: ₹100 flat e-stamp paper. >11 months: 2% of average annual rent × years of agreement. Security deposit is excluded from formula. |
| Minimum duty | ₹100 |
| Registration | Registration is optional for ≤11 months (commonly executed on ₹100 e-stamp paper). For >11 months, registration fee is ₹1,100 per year of agreement. |
| Portal | Delhi Revenue Department |
Average annual rent, not total rent
This is the structural difference that makes Delhi cheaper than Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu on a long lease. Most states multiply the monthly rent by the number of months and tax the result. Delhi works from the rent for a single year however long the lease runs.
A flat at fifty thousand a month costs the same to stamp on a three-year lease as on a one-year lease, because both reduce to the same annual figure. In Tamil Nadu the same three-year lease would be taxed on three years of rent plus the deposit. If you are negotiating term length in Delhi, stamp duty is not a reason to keep the agreement short.
Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon are three different rules
People treat Delhi NCR as one market, and for rent it broadly is. For stamp duty it is not. A flat in Dwarka follows Delhi's schedule. The same family moving to Sector 62 in Noida falls under the Uttar Pradesh schedule, and one moving to Golf Course Road in Gurgaon falls under Haryana's. The rates, the registration thresholds and the fees all differ.
This calculator covers Delhi proper. If your property is across a border, the figure here is not the figure you will be asked to pay.
Getting the e-stamp
Delhi uses the SHCIL e-stamping system. Certificates are issued at authorised collection centres, which include a large number of bank branches across the city, and can be generated online. You need both parties' names, the property address and the duty amount.
Most short residential agreements in Delhi are executed on an e-stamp certificate and notarised, without going near a sub-registrar. Registration comes into play once the term reaches twelve months, and carries a flat fee rather than a percentage.
Common mistakes in Delhi
- Using a Noida or Gurgaon figure for a Delhi property, or the reverse.
- Multiplying the rent by the full term. Delhi works off the annual rent.
- Assuming notarisation and registration are interchangeable.
- Buying the certificate in a name that does not match the parties on the deed.
Stamp duty city by city in Delhi
The rate is set by the state, so it does not change from one city to the next. What changes is local practice — deposit sizes, whether people register, and which office has jurisdiction. Jump to South and Central Delhi, Dwarka, Rohini and West Delhi, Noida and Greater Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad.
South and Central Delhi
Higher rents in Defence Colony, Greater Kailash and the Hauz Khas belt push the annual rent figure up, and since Delhi taxes the annual rent rather than the whole term, that is what drives the duty. Deposits here run two to three months and sit largely outside the calculation, which is why a Delhi bill on a large deposit looks small next to a Chennai one.
Dwarka, Rohini and West Delhi
The same schedule applies across the territory, so the only variable is the rent. Society and RWA paperwork in the Dwarka sectors commonly asks for the agreement plus police verification, neither of which affects the duty but both of which take time — start them before the move-in date rather than after.
Noida and Greater Noida
Not Delhi. Noida falls under the Uttar Pradesh stamp schedule, with its own rate and its own registration thresholds, so the figures on this page do not apply. It is the single most common mistake people make when renting across the NCR, usually because the flat is a twenty-minute drive from a Delhi one.
Gurgaon and Faridabad
Also outside Delhi — these follow Haryana's schedule. Gurgaon in particular has high rents and heavy corporate lease activity, and the duty there is calculated on a different basis from the one shown here. Check the Haryana rate before signing.
Three worked examples
Calculated with the same engine that powers the tool above, for residential premises in a city area. Duty is rounded up, as it always is.
| Rent | Deposit | Term | Taxable | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹15,000 | ₹1,00,000 | 11 mo | ₹1,65,000 | ₹100 |
| ₹30,000 | ₹3,00,000 | 11 mo | ₹3,30,000 | ₹100 |
| ₹60,000 | ₹6,00,000 | 24 mo | ₹14,40,000 | ₹28,800 |
The Delhi rate was last checked on 6 September 2026 against Taxaj India Rent Agreement Calculator Reference 2025-26.