What the DLC (circle) rate is, who sets it and how it differs from the price you agree.
The rate set by the government
A DLC rate (District Level Committee rate, also called circle rate, guideline value or ready reckoner rate in different states) is the value the state government fixes for land or property in an area. It is used as the lowest value on which stamp duty is charged when a document is registered.
Each state sets its rates in its own way: by village, ward, colony, road or zone, and separately for land uses such as agricultural, residential and commercial. The rates are notified by the district or state and change from time to time.
DLC rate and market price are different
The price a buyer and seller agree can be higher or lower than the DLC value. Finobazaar shows DLC rates separately from any market rates and never mixes the two.
How to read a rate on Finobazaar
Each rate is shown with its unit, land use and category, the date it applies from, the notification it comes from when that is recorded, and its verification status. "Checked against the official source" is shown only when the record names an official https source and the date it was checked; other records say they are not verified.
A rate is shown only for the exact place it was recorded for. If your village or colony has no record, the page says so; the rate of a nearby place or of the wider area is not used instead.
Text reviewed on 25 October 2026.