Telangana government has opened the door for registration of properties that fall under Section 22-A, provided the owners hold valid layout or building approvals. The decision brings relief to thousands of property owners who had valid paperwork but could not complete registration for years.
Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced the move on Thursday, saying the government was working aggressively to resolve issues linked to Section 22-A that had troubled citizens for a long time, according to TOI. The decision follows chief minister A Revanth Reddy's assurance in the assembly that pending land disputes would be taken up on priority.
Who benefits from this new order
The new order covers owners of houses, flats and plots who hold approvals from bodies such as GHMC, HMDA, DTCP, municipal authorities and other urban or rural local bodies. Many of these owners had complained that their properties remained on the prohibited 22-A list even after getting proper government approval.
Srinivas Reddy said properties that received legally valid layout, building or apartment approvals from these departments will now be eligible for registration, subject to certain conditions. The relief is expected to particularly help owners in the CURE area, where a large number of pending cases had piled up over the years.
What documents will be needed for registration
According to the minister, applicants seeking registration must submit at least one valid link document. This document should relate to a transaction that was registered after the relevant approval was granted. The condition is meant to ensure that only genuine cases with a proper paper trail get cleared for registration.
How the government plans to handle these cases
To make sure the process runs smoothly, the state has set up district level committees. Each committee will include the district collector, the additional collector for local bodies, and representatives from HMDA and the concerned municipal authorities.
These committees will examine individual cases and sort out problems that come up during registration. Srinivas Reddy made it clear that all 22-A lands will not be treated in the same way. Each case will be looked at separately, based on land records, statutory approvals, legal status and other relevant details. Eligible cases will then get relief through a fast track mechanism.
Earlier steps taken to resolve 22-A issues
This is not the first move the government has made on Section 22-A. Srinivas Reddy pointed out that a memo issued in line with GO 118 had already resolved house regularisation issues in nearly 64 colonies across Rangareddy and Medchal Malkajgiri districts.
Separately, GO 76 was issued to settle long pending housing issues faced by workers of Singareni. Together with the latest order, these steps are part of a broader push to clear the backlog of 22-A related complaints across the state.
Why this matters for property owners
For years, property owners caught under Section 22-A had to make repeated visits to government offices and, in many cases, approach courts to resolve their land disputes. Srinivas Reddy said ending this hardship was the government's main goal behind the new order.
With district level committees now in place and a clear document requirement laid out, the state hopes to speed up registrations for eligible owners while keeping a check on cases that do not meet the required conditions.
Inputs from TOI
