Hundreds of Revenue department officials including sub divisional magistrates were deployed to carry out the raids at sub registrar offices and court premises.
Delhi Government last month had started electronic- stamping to completely do away with manual stamp paper of all denominations but as adequate infrastructure for issuance of online stamp was yet to be put in place, a parallel market selling the manual stamp papers at high rates was thriving.
"A total of 33 vendors were found involved in hoarding and selling of stamp papers at exorbitant rates. FIRs have been filed against them," said a top official of the revenue department.
The government has also strictly directed the Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL), which was given the contract for issuance of e-stanping, to streamline their services so that people do not face any inconvenience.
Currently 138 e-stamping centres are operating in the city and government has now decided to increase the number to 800 within a month so that people get the e-stamping with out any hassle.
"Instructions have been issued to SHCIL to streamline their services. We have also decided to increase the number auto collection centres to 800," said the official.
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Lack of adequate e-stamping facility has left people at the mercy of unscrupulous agents who were exploiting the situation by selling manual stamp papers at exorbitant rates.
People complained that the vendors were charging Rs 100 for a stamp paper worth Rs 10 as supply of manual stamp papers was discontinued after launch of e-stamping.
"I have to pay Rs 100 for a stamp paper valued Rs 10 that too after making rounds of three court complexes," said a resident of an East Delhi locality. MORE