The Telangana government has directed district collectors to resolve pending GO 59 applications involving plots of up to 500 square yards within a month, in a move aimed at easing long-standing property registration difficulties linked to Section 22-A.
The instruction was issued through Memo No. 48030, which requires collectors to process the applications according to prescribed rules and prevent irregularities in implementing the scheme. Applications involving plots up to the specified size will be reviewed at the district level.
The directive also covers cases in which conveyance deeds have already been issued. These cases will be examined comprehensively as part of the government’s effort to ensure that applications and transactions under GO 59 were handled in accordance with the applicable rules.
The latest order forms part of a wider effort to address between 10 and 12 categories of issues associated with Section 22-A. The provision restricted the registration of specified properties, leaving some owners unable to complete transactions or regularise property records even where their plots or buildings had received approvals from local planning and municipal authorities.
The State government has issued seven orders so far to address problems related to Section 22-A. Earlier clarifications under GO 118 and GO 76 allowed for the registration of houses, plots and flats included in the 22-A list if they had approvals from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, Directorate of Town and Country Planning or municipal authorities.
For property owners, the latest directive places the immediate responsibility for clearing eligible pending cases with district collectors. The government has not, in the supplied directive, specified the number of applications covered by the one-month deadline or detailed a separate public process for tracking their disposal.
The registration issue is part of a broader administrative backlog involving urban land records and property approvals. The government has also initiated steps to clear pending urban land ceiling applications and address the registration of patta lands where land conversion under the Non-Agricultural Lands Assessment framework has not been completed.
The one-month deadline is expected to bring applications involving smaller urban plots into a defined review window. The next key step is for district administrations to examine the pending GO 59 cases, verify compliance with prescribed rules and take decisions within the timeframe set by the government.
