Telangana gives collectors one month to clear pending GO 59 land regularisation applications

Telangana has directed district collectors to dispose of pending GO 59 applications within one month, in a push to clear long-stuck land and property cases. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy announced the decision after a review meeting at the Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat on 9 October 2026, according to Newsmeter and TMV.

What the order covers

The one-month deadline applies to applications seeking regularisation of government land parcels of 500 square yards or less under GO 59. Applicants can now submit documents so officials can verify their eligibility and the extent of land proposed for regularisation. Collectors have been told to verify applications thoroughly, and officials are to examine suspected irregularities and review cases where conveyance deeds were already issued. Cases pending before courts will be decided according to judicial orders.

Section 22A, ULC and NALA

The review also set out a fast-track approach to other long-pending property problems:

• Registration of eligible houses, plots and flats with valid GHMC, HMDA, DTCP or municipal approvals that remain on the Section 22A prohibited list
• Long-pending Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) applications
• Patta lands awaiting clearance under the NALA (non-agricultural land) process

The government has reportedly identified 10 to 12 categories of property issues for fast-track handling, with six orders already issued. The effort follows the Chief Minister's assurances in the Legislative Assembly on 16 September regarding pending Section 22A issues.

Context: the prohibited-land backlog

In August, Siasat reported that collectors had been asked to decide nearly 20,000 applications to remove land from the prohibited list, covering more than 2.20 lakh acres, with a 45-day target; many of the affected owners are in the Hyderabad metropolitan region. We covered the underlying issue in 2 lakh acres seek removal from Telangana's prohibited land list.

Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy's office framed the aim as sparing genuine applicants from running from office to office for years to resolve their property problems.

What it means for buyers and owners

If the deadline is met, owners of small government-land plots and of properties stuck on the 22A list could finally register or sell. Buyers should still check a property's status on the prohibited list and the title chain before paying a token amount; a regularisation application being filed is not the same as it being approved.

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