KTR’s Claims Are Blatant Lies: Sridhar Babu
Of the 9,292 acres cited by Rama Rao, only 4,740 acres were allotted to industries and the rest was used for infrastructure, said Sridhar Babu
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2025-11-21 13:03 GMT
Hyderabad: IT and industries minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu refuted BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao’s claims of a scam of ₹5 lakh crore in industrial land, labeling the charges as blatant and malicious lies. He said the government’s move to levy an impact fee for the conversion of industrial land was being deliberately misrepresented.
Speaking to media persons, Sridhar Babu pointed out that the BRS government had issued three government orders (GOs) in August 2023 granting freehold rights over land leased to industries in areas like Ameerpet, Kukatpally, and Hafeezpet. Of the 9,292 acres cited by Rama Rao, only 4,740 acres were allotted to industries and the rest was used for infrastructure.
Sridhar Babu said that the Congress government aimed to enforce industrial policy reforms by collecting only 'impact fee’ from the owners on freehold land, which Rama Rao had falsely misrepresented as ‘impact fee’ on land value.
Sridhar Babu said the allotment had taken place over several decades to promote industrial growth, and the incumbent government was only providing an option for land conversion with a fixed impact fee of 30 per cent to 50 per cent slabs, as approved by the Cabinet recently.
He accused Rama Rao and the BRS media machinery of misleading the public after their Jubilee Hills bypoll defeat. He said scams took place in the previous BRS government’s tenure when industries paid up to 200 per cent registration value on ownership transfers.
Regarding Rama Rao’s allegations involving the Chief Minister’s family, Sridhar Babu said none held government positions and dared the BRS leader to produce evidence of his claims.
The minister revealed the government expected up to ₹5,000 crore in revenue from the impact fees. He noted that only those with valid ownership rights could seek conversion, and industries within ORR limits will be relocated to reduce pollution.
Sridhar Babu reaffirmed the government’s commitment to creating a strong industrial ecosystem to generate jobs and drive economic growth, urging the opposition to cease misleading campaigns and collaborate constructively. “Hyderabad is being transformed into a global city,” he stated, calling for unity rather than hindrance.