Section 22A: Committee to study issues of genuine owners of properties; toll free number 18005-994788 to register complaints
In all, 757 applications for regularisation were received so far by Telangana Revenue Department with highest from Medchal Malkajgiri
On August 17, 2026, Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy warned department officials against causing difficulties for people under the guise of regularising lands and properties listed under Section 22A of the Registration Act. The government set up a high-level committee to address issues concerning genuine property owners who were unjustly included in the prohibited list of lands.
Section 22A allows the State Government to prohibit registration of certain documents and land transfers, and sub-registrar's can reject sale, gift, or mortgage deeds for properties listed under this section. The concern arose as many property owners found their properties listed under Section 22A, preventing them from conducting any transactions.
To report grievances, a toll-free number, 18005-994788, was established. Medchal district received the most applications for regularisation, with 511, followed by Rangareddy with 146, Hyderabad with 49, and Sangareddy with 38. In total, 757 applications for regularisation were received by the department. The department reviewed the situation due to the high number of applications and aimed to remove genuine properties from the list as soon as possible.
Reddy assured that no inconvenience would be caused to genuine property owners and that submitting an application would suffice. The department identified shortcomings caused by officials' errors and was working to rectify them. The issue stemmed from the failure to host court directives online.
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