Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Ponguleti Rebuts Opposition Claims Over Section 22-A Restrictions
Section 22-A is a government list that limits registration of certain properties.
Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said the list was not newly created by the current government.
He said it has existed since 2007 and was continued by the earlier BRS government.
Some property information was uploaded incorrectly during an online update, but officials later corrected it.
The minister said the total area on the list became smaller between 2023 and 2026.
He also said registration income increased instead of falling.
In several neighborhoods, he said the restrictions had already existed because of government claims or court cases.
Opposition leaders questioned the government’s handling of the list, while Ponguleti rejected their allegations.
Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said Section 22-A restrictions existed since 2007 and were continued by the previous BRS government.
He attributed incorrect online property data uploaded on December 3, 2025, to a technical error that was later corrected.
The area covered by the prohibited-property list reportedly fell by 47,440 acres between December 2023 and August 2026.
Ponguleti said registration revenue rose by Rs 1,359 crore in the comparable April-August periods of 2025-26 and 2026-27.
He said restrictions in several disputed areas were pre-existing and cited registrations in Symphony Colony and Saroornagar as evidence that transactions had not completely stopped.
- Who
- Revenue, Housing and Information & Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, responding to BRS leaders Harish Rao and others and BJP MP Raghunandan Rao.
- What
- A Legislative Assembly debate over allegations concerning Section 22-A prohibited-property listings, property registrations and registration revenue.
- When
- The debate took place on Saturday; the cited records cover December 7, 2023, December 3, 2025, and figures through August 31, 2026.
- Where
- The Telangana Legislative Assembly, with disputed properties including areas around Hafeezpet, Patancheru, Saroornagar and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.
- Why
- The minister was addressing Opposition claims that properties had been newly added to the prohibited list and that Section 22-A restrictions had halted registrations and reduced revenue.
Opposition Allegations
Government Response
New additions to prohibited list
Opposition Allegations
BRS and BJP leaders alleged that large areas, including residential properties and plots, had been newly placed under Section 22-A.
Government Response
Ponguleti said the system was pre-existing, no new patta land was added in the cited Hafeezpet-area locations, and some reported additions resulted from an error during data updating.
Impact on registrations
Opposition Allegations
Opposition claims cited Section 22-A restrictions as a reason registrations had stopped or been severely affected in some areas.
Government Response
Ponguleti said registrations had continued, citing 21 documents in Symphony Colony and 268 in Saroornagar, while rejecting claims that registrations had completely stopped.
Responsibility for irregularities
Opposition Allegations
The Opposition attributed current property-listing problems to the present government’s handling of Section 22-A data.
Government Response
Ponguleti said many issues predated the current government and alleged that the previous government had been involved in irregularities concerning government, assigned, Bhoodan and ceiling lands.
- Section 22-A system
- Ponguleti said it has existed since 2007 in the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh and was continued by the BRS government.
- Area on prohibited list
- The minister said the area declined from 1,02,52,690 acres when the Congress government took office to 1,02,05,250 acres by August 31, 2026.
- Online data error
- An error occurred while existing 22-A data was uploaded on December 3, 2025, and was later identified and corrected.
- Registration revenue
- Revenue increased from Rs 6,216 crore in April-August 2025-26 to Rs 7,575 crore in the corresponding period of 2026-27.
- Symphony Colony
- Ponguleti said 21 documents were registered between April and August 2026 and that only 4.15 acres acquired for a railway line fell under Section 22-A.
- Saroornagar
- The minister said 379.32 acres of patta land was not under Section 22-A and that 268 documents had been registered since March.
- Hafeezpet-area properties
- Ponguleti said several parcels in Haidarnagar and Shamshiguda had remained on the prohibited list since 2013 because of pending litigation.