Panchkula Collector Rates Up 75%, Mohali Commercial Unchanged: The Tricity's Two Tax Regimes
Haryana raised collector rates up to 75% from 1 April 2026 and Panchkula took the full increase - commercial booths and SCFs both up 75%. Across the border, Mohali left commercial rates untouched. Same Tricity, very different registration bill.
Short answer: Haryana raised collector rates by up to 75% with effect from 1 April 2026, and Panchkula took the full increase — commercial booths in Sectors 3, 27, 28 and MDC Sector 2 went from ₹2.25 lakh to ₹3.94 lakh per square metre, and SCFs across Sectors 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17 and 21 from ₹3.6 lakh to ₹6.3 lakh. Across the border in Mohali, commercial collector rates were left unchanged in the October 2025 revision. Same Tricity, two states, and a very different tax bill on the same kind of purchase.
- +75%Panchkula commercialbooths and SCFs
- ₹87,780Sector 2 MDC, per sq mfrom ₹50,160
- 25–75%Panchkula residential rangeby category
- 0%Mohali commercialunchanged in Oct 2025
What changed in Panchkula
| Category | Old rate | New rate | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial booths — Sectors 3, 27, 28 and MDC Sector 2 | ₹2.25 lakh / sq m | ₹3.94 lakh / sq m | +75% |
| Shop-cum-Flats — Sectors 4, 6, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 21 | ₹3.6 lakh / sq m | ₹6.3 lakh / sq m | +75% |
| Sector 2 MDC, corner and A-road plots | ₹50,160 / sq m | ₹87,780 / sq m | +75% |
| Residential generally | varies by category | +25% to +75% | |
| Kalka tehsil — Trident Hills plots | — | +30% | |
| Kalka tehsil — Amravati / Pinjore floors | — | +75% |
The revision applied across Haryana, with Faridabad, Sonepat, Rohtak and Ballabgarh seeing similar increases. Panchkula was not singled out; it was included at the top of the range.
The cross-border comparison nobody makes
Because the Tricity spans three jurisdictions, the same decision — buy a shop, buy a floor — carries a different statutory floor depending on which side of a road you are on.
| Mohali (Punjab) | Panchkula (Haryana) | |
|---|---|---|
| Last revision | effective 24 October 2025 | effective 1 April 2026 |
| Residential | +1% to +67%, by area | +25% to +75% |
| Commercial | no change | up to +75% |
| Industrial | up to +30% | included in the up-to-75% revision |
| Agricultural | +5% to +11% | included in the up-to-75% revision |
| Areas left untouched | about half the district | applied broadly across the state |
Read the commercial row twice. A buyer purchasing a shop in Panchkula in April 2026 faced a statutory floor 75% higher than a buyer of the same thing six months earlier, while a buyer of commercial property in Mohali saw no change at all in the same window.
What this does and does not tell you
A collector rate is the government's minimum value for registration. It is not a valuation, and a 75% revision is not evidence that market prices rose 75%. Rates are periodically brought closer to observed transaction values, and a large jump often reflects how far behind the old schedule had fallen rather than a sudden move in the market.
What it does tell you, concretely:
- Your registration cost has a new floor. Stamp duty is charged on the higher of your price and the collector rate, so the minimum bill rose even where negotiated prices did not.
- Haryana and Punjab are separate regimes. Different rate schedules, different duty structures, different revision calendars. A percentage you read for one state tells you nothing about the other.
- Commercial is where the gap is widest right now. If you are choosing between a commercial unit in Panchkula and one in Mohali, the statutory cost side of that comparison changed materially in April 2026.
Before you buy across the border
- Get the current collector rate for the exact sector and category from the relevant authority — HSVP/Haryana Revenue for Panchkula, the Punjab Revenue Department for Mohali. Do not carry a figure across the border.
- Work out duty on the higher of price and collector rate in that state's structure before you commit.
- Remember Punjab's temporary concession has ended. The 1–3% window closed on 31 March 2026, so a Mohali registration now attracts the ordinary rate.
- Compare like with like. A Panchkula SCF and a Mohali SCO are different products under different regimes; the headline rate per square metre is not directly comparable without checking what is being measured.
Sources
- The Tribune — Haryana hikes collector rates by up to 75% (effective 1 April 2026)
- The Tribune — Mohali implements new collector rates (effective 24 October 2025)
- HSVP — Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran
- Punjab Department of Revenue — stamp duty and registration fees
Rate schedules are revised periodically and vary by sector and category. Confirm the current figure with the relevant authority before transacting. General information, not tax or legal advice.
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