Telangana Government Moves to Address 22-A Land Issues
The Telangana government has announced steps to address the long-pending problems faced by landowners whose properties have been included in the prohibited 22-A list.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, during a discussion on the issue, said that the government would examine cases involving private patta lands that have been wrongly or unnecessarily included in the prohibited list. He said that a high-level committee would be constituted to study the issue and recommend appropriate measures.
According to the Chief Minister, the 22-A list contains different categories of land, including government, forest, assigned, endowment and other disputed properties. A significant extent of private patta land has also become part of the prohibited list due to various disputes and administrative issues.
The government has recognised that in some cases, restrictions imposed on an entire survey number have affected genuine private landowners, even when only a portion of the land was involved in litigation or dispute. Such restrictions have prevented owners from registering or transferring their properties.
The Chief Minister also indicated that the government intends to introduce a more transparent procedure for adding land to the 22-A prohibited list in the future. Measures such as e-KYC, issuing notices to affected landowners and providing an opportunity to submit objections are expected to be considered.
The government is also examining several other long-standing land-related issues, including those concerning Urban Land Ceiling (ULC), unauthorised layouts, HMDA, GHMC and DTCP layouts, as well as properties covered by GO 59 and GO 118.
The proposed measures are intended to distinguish genuine government or disputed properties from privately owned lands and reduce difficulties faced by legitimate landowners.
However, the announcement does not mean that all private lands currently included in the 22-A list will immediately become eligible for registration. Individual cases will still have to be examined under the applicable procedure and any new government guidelines.
The proposed committee and policy measures could therefore become an important step towards resolving long-standing disputes involving prohibited properties, while also creating a more transparent mechanism for dealing with 22-A restrictions in the future.
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