Section 22A list shrinks, paperwork survives
Telangana says it is correcting wrongly listed properties and reviewing registration blocks. The acreage claim remains the minister’s figure, not a published department dataset.
The government says the Section 22A list is shrinking; the underlying records remain awaited.
Telangana has begun reviewing properties placed on the Section 22A prohibited list, including private land that officials allegedly entered because of administrative errors. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said the government had formed a review mechanism, directed officials to examine affected applications and promised relief for wrongly listed properties.
Earlier reports recorded 511 pending applications in Medchal–Malkajgiri, while officials were told to clear pending cases in other districts. In one Rangareddy example cited by the minister, a 12-acre parcel containing two acres identified as Bhoodan land was reportedly placed entirely on the list. The government later said approximately 3,000 square metres had been removed from the restriction in specified Balanagar survey numbers.
Ponguleti told the Assembly, according to reports, that the listed extent fell from 1,02,52,690 acres on December 7, 2023, to 1,02,05,250 acres on August 31, 2026. Those figures have not been independently verified through a published government dataset. He also alleged large-scale irregularities under Dharani; BRS MLA T Harish Rao denied that allegation. The BJP’s A Maheshwar Reddy sought a judicial probe.
The Congress government has promised lawful, transparent correction. Telangana is still waiting for the underlying acreage table, pending-case count and audit trail. A promise to fix the list is useful; publishing the list would be more efficient.