Raipur (thestates.news) |Chhattisgarh Government has released the new land guideline rates for the year 2025–26. Approved by the Central Valuation Board under the instructions of the Inspector General of Registration and the Superintendent of Stamps, the updated rates have taken effect across the state as of 20 November 2025. After six years, this revision marks a comprehensive and “public-oriented reform” for both rural and urban areas.
The primary objective of the new guideline rates is to reflect the actual market value of land in both rural and urban regions, thereby rectifying long-standing discrepancies. In rural areas, the rates on main roads have increased by an average of 109 per cent, while interior locations have seen an average rise of 105 per cent. Officials emphasised that this is not a sudden escalation but a result of “scientific rationalisation of rates” between neighbouring villages.
Several villages in Balrampur district demonstrated significant disparities under the old guideline structure. For instance, in 2019–20, Tambeshwar Nagar’s main road rate stood at Rs. 6,28,677 per hectare, whereas the adjacent village Aragahi had a rate of Rs. 34,27,200 per hectare, despite both lying close to NH-343. Following rationalisation, Tambeshwar Nagar’s main road rate has been revised to Rs 51,52,000 per hectare, recording a 719% increase. Similarly, many other villages have registered rises exceeding 300 per cent.
In Lurghutta, the rate has increased to 711 per cent along the main road and 413 per cent in the interior. Navadih recorded a 568 per cent rise on the main road and 326 per cent inside. Both villages are located along NH-343 and near tourism and commercial points like Tatapani, making a reassessment essential to reflect “growing investment potential”.
In Bhawanipur, too, the main road rate rose by 554 per cent, and the interior rate by 411 per cent. The village lies within a key investment belt, and in 2019–20, its market value was substantially lower than that of its neighbouring village, Navadih Khurd. After rationalisation of both villages, the increase is natural and necessary. Ramchandrapur, a block headquarters situated on a state highway, also saw a rise of up to 300 per cent on the main road. With survey rates reaching Rs 42,45,000 per hectare, the revision became unavoidable.
Urban areas have undergone an equally extensive revision this year. All municipal bodies in Balrampur district have seen an average increase of 20 per cent on main roads and interior zones. Most wards of Balrampur town are located along NH-343, and in 2019–20, several wards displayed stark discrepancies, despite being on the same route. To address this, ward-wise guideline rates were recalibrated using new demarcations provided by the municipality and local patwaris.
For example, Ward 01 (Ravindra Pratap Singh Ward) had a rate of Rs 5,740 per square metre, while Ward 03 on the same route had a rate of only Rs 1,830 per square metre—an apparent inconsistency. In the new guideline, these errors have been “completely corrected” and realigned with prevailing market trends.
In light of the rising population, demand for residential plots, expanding commercial activity and rapid urbanisation over the past five years, a revision had become necessary. For this, municipal staff and patwaris prepared new ward-wise maps using local surveys and Google mapping.
Urban areas have witnessed notable growth in residential and commercial activity. In Balrampur town, particularly, increasing population, new commercial establishments and the expansion of industrial zones have naturally pushed market values upward, which are now “accurately reflected” in the updated guideline rates.
Experts believe that the revised rates will make Chhattisgarh’s land market “more transparent, equitable, and investor-friendly”. They say the new structure will ensure fair compensation to farmers during land acquisition in rural areas, while promoting planned development in urban regions. This scientific rationalisation of land values is expected to provide a “strong foundation for the state’s overall economic growth”.
