Telangana Issues Norms To Ease Patta Land Registrations, Relief For Property Owners Facing Nala Woes
The move is aimed at providing relief to thousands of families whose properties remain on the prohibited properties list under Section 22-A: Reports
HYDERABAD: The Telangana government has issued fresh guidelines to resolve registration problems involving patta lands originally classified as agricultural but subsequently put to residential use without completion of the Non-Agricultural Land Assessment (NALA) process.
The move is aimed at providing relief to thousands of families whose properties remain on the prohibited properties list under Section 22-A despite being used for residential purposes.
Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said on Saturday that Memorandum No. 48062/ULC/A1/2026, issued that day, directed district collectors to facilitate registration of eligible properties after completing the prescribed procedure.
He described the decision as another step towards a permanent solution to land-related problems that people had faced for decades.
The minister said residential properties on patta lands continued to be classified as agricultural in revenue records because the NALA process had not been completed. Their inclusion in the Section 22-A list had prevented registrations.
Collectors have been instructed to examine applications thoroughly by verifying revenue records, ownership documents and ground conditions. They must collect the applicable NALA conversion charges and other government fees in accordance with the rules and take the necessary steps to complete registration, he said.
The minister directed collectors to process eligible applications promptly and transparently within the stipulated timeframe, without forcing applicants to make repeated visits to government offices. They must also submit progress reports to the government.
The decision would provide considerable relief to ordinary and middle-class families unable to sell their plots or secure loans against their properties for years because of registration restrictions, Srinivasa Reddy said.
At a review meeting with revenue officials on Saturday, he directed them to monitor implementation of the recently issued orders and ensure that the intended relief reached people.
He said officials had a responsibility to implement government decisions from the people’s perspective and resolve long-pending problems promptly.
Srinivasa Reddy said the government had initiated a series of measures to address Section 22-A issues following assurances given by the Chief Minister in the Assembly on September 16. It was working to resolve 10 to 12 categories of problems through a fast-track mechanism, he added.