The 16-document verification checklist explained

Why 16 documents?

Farmland title in India is reconstructed from a chain of state records, not a single deed. No one document proves clean ownership — but cross-referencing 16 of them does. Our verification team runs this on every listing before it can be published with a "Verified" badge.

The same checklist drives the interactive due-diligence tool — see the 12-point checklist you can tick through yourself.

Title documents

• RTC / Pahani — current-year Record of Rights, owner name matching KYC.
• Mutation extract — confirms the most recent transfer was registered.
• Sale-deed chain — every ownership transfer for 15+ years.
• Mother deed — the original grant at the head of the chain.
• Tax-paid receipts — current, in the owner's name.

Physical & boundary

• Tippan (survey sketch) — official boundary drawing.
• On-ground GPS boundary walk — sub-1m accuracy.
• Akarband / atlas — extent and classification reconciliation.
• Photographs of survey pins and access road.

Encumbrance & litigation

• 15-year encumbrance certificate — no liens, no court orders.
• Court records search — district + High Court dockets.
• Loan-release / NOC — if the land was ever mortgaged.
• Conversion order (if non-agricultural use is claimed).