Telangana to Rectify 22A Prohibited Property List Errors by Month End

HYDERABAD — The Telangana government has directed district collectors in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, and Sangareddy to rectify errors in the Section 22A prohibited properties list by the end of the month, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy announced.

The minister stated that administrative lapses and technical issues had stalled registrations of several private properties across the four districts. The issue arose after the revenue department revised the prohibited properties list following a Telangana High Court directive to address nearly 6,000 pending cases. In some instances, revenue officials forwarded unverified lists to Sub-Registrar Offices without accounting for private lands regularised through previous government orders, memos, or clearances from the High Court, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, and Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.

In Greater Hyderabad, property registration disruptions were also driven by discrepancies between the 1969–1970 Town Survey Land Records and subsequent municipal ward and block numbering systems, leading some private holdings to be erroneously marked as government land. The minister confirmed that registrations in municipal areas have resumed, with approximately 40 pending registrations completed by Wednesday morning as the uploading of relevant orders continues.

Rejecting opposition allegations, the minister maintained that not a single square yard of private land had been newly added to the prohibited list under the current administration, explaining that the listed properties existed under the previous government. He also dismissed claims linking the issue to the Bhu Bharati land record management platform.

Property owners facing grievances have been instructed to approach their local Sub-Registrar Offices. Sub-registrars must accept applications, forward them to district collectors, and resolve genuine cases within two working days. If a property is confirmed as government land and cannot be delisted, authorities are required to issue a written explanation to the applicant within two days.

A special committee comprising the Principal Secretary of Revenue, the Inspector General of the Registration and Stamps Department, and other officials has been formed to review applications daily over the next 15 days and establish measures to prevent future record mismatches.