Gujarat Government Jantri Rates [Exclusive »]

Every time a piece of land changes hands in Ahmedabad, Surat, or a dusty village square in Kutch, an invisible referee steps in. It doesn’t care about the beautiful bungalow you built or the factory you plan to set up. It only cares about a number printed in a little yellow booklet called the .

For decades, the Jantri was a joke. It was a colonial-era relic that was updated so slowly (once every 10–15 years) that it bore no resemblance to reality. In prime areas of Ahmedabad, the Jantri might say a plot is worth ₹5,000 per square meter, while the market was screaming ₹50,000. gujarat government jantri rates

And they didn't just revise them; they them. In some urban areas, the rates jumped by 400% to 600% overnight. Every time a piece of land changes hands