Published Sep 24, 2026 | 11:48 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 24, 2026 | 11:48 PM
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy addressing the Section 22A issue at the state Legislative Assembly on 16 September. (File Photo)
The Telangana government has cleared the way for registering properties that fall under the state’s Section 22-A prohibited land list, provided they carry valid approvals from competent authorities.
Revenue, Housing, and Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the Revenue Department has issued orders permitting registration of open plots, houses, and flats that, despite being listed in 22-A, hold legitimate layout, building, or apartment permissions from the GHMC, HMDA, DTCP, municipalities, or other urban and rural local bodies.
Applicants will need to submit a document linking such registrations to the original permission granted.
The minister said the move delivers on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s assurance in the Assembly on 16 September that 22-A-related grievances would be taken up on a fast-track basis.
To resolve any complications during implementation, the government has set up district-level committees comprising the Collector, an additional collector, the district registrar, and a representative from HMDA or the relevant municipal or rural local body.
Ponguleti also cited two recent orders as evidence of continued momentum on the issue: GO 118, which enabled regularisation of houses across roughly 64 colonies in Ranga Reddy and Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, and GO 76, which addressed a decade-old pending demand to regularise housing built for Singareni Collieries workers.
The minister said the government’s larger objective was to spare people years of running between revenue offices and courts over land and housing disputes.
He clarified, however, that all land under 22-A would not be treated uniformly, and each case would be examined based on the nature of the land, available records, existing legal permissions, and any pending judicial matters, before genuine claims are cleared.
The move is expected to help one lakh property owners in and around Hyderabad, who had been affected by the imposition of Section 22-A.
Section 22-A had given authorities the power to prohibit the registration of certain categories of land, including government and other disputed or restricted properties. The provision has been widely contested and has even been challenged in the Telangana High Court, where thousands of petitions have been filed against it.
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(With inputs from Sreshta Ladegam. Edited by R Rajesh Kumar.)
