Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The revenue system, which suffered significant deterioration during the decade-long tenure of the BRS government, is currently undergoing a thorough reform process, said Minister for Revenue Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.

He emphasized that the Bhu-Bharati Act, enacted with the objective of providing a permanent resolution to the protracted land-related issues in Telangana, is being implemented with utmost rigor. The Minister highlighted the marked and positive transformation in the revenue administration since the introduction of the Bhu-Bharati Act.

Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy convened a review meeting with senior officials at the Secretariat here on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, he said the present government introduced the Bhu-Bharati Act to alleviate the difficulties faced by farmers by repealing the ROR Act of 2020, with an overarching commitment to transparent and accountable governance.

The Minister further remarked that the recent Revenue Sadassulu, which brought to light the hardships and challenges experienced by farmers over the past decade, was standing as compelling evidence of the issues being addressed. Over 10 lakh applications concerning land matters were received during the three phases of these Sadassulu, he said.

The Bhu-Bharati Act was formally inaugurated on April 14 by CM Revanth Reddy, ushering in a new era for the state’s revenue system. The Act is being implemented in a phased manner. In the initial phase, conducted from April 17 to 30, a total of 12,000 applications were received through 72 Revenue Sadassulu held across 4 mandals. In the second phase, commencing May 5,46,000 applications were collected in 414 Sadassulu across 28 mandals. The Minister reported that over 60 percent of the issues raised were resolved, excluding cases related to Sadabainama.

The Minister said that between June 3 and 20, Revenue Sadassulu were held in 10,239 villages spanning 561 mandals, resulting in the receipt of 8 lakh applications. In aggregate, 10,725 Revenue Sadassulu were conducted across 593 mandals over the course of three phases, with a total of 8.58 lakh applications received. 

He further stated that the district-wise, the highest number of applications were submitted from Khammam district with 67,000, followed by Bhadradri Kothagudem with 61,000, Warangal with 54,000, Jayashankar Bhupalapally with 48,000, and Nalgonda with 42,000.

The Minister added that on the day preceding the Revenue Sadassulu, free application forms were distributed to farmers within their respective villages. Special teams were constituted under the supervision of the MROs. Revenue officials proactively visited the public to collect applications free of charge, issuing receipts for all submissions. He further noted that, to date, 3.27 lakh applications have been successfully registered online and officials have been directed to expedite the registration of the remaining applications.