Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Adilabad Officials Seek Resolution on ROFR Patta Land Issues
This news is about tribal farmers in a part of India called Telangana.
These farmers have special papers called 'pattas' that give them rights to farm forest land.
A law called the Forest Rights Act was made in 2006 to help tribal people get these rights.
Recently, government officials visited some villages to check how the law is working.
They held a big meeting called a 'public hearing' where farmers could talk about their problems.
The farmers said it is hard to farm their land and get what they need.
Some farmers said they cannot pass their land papers to their family when a family member passes away.
Others said they are still waiting for rights to use community forests.
Government officials listened to all these problems and promised to help.
They plan to write a letter to the state government asking for solutions.
District officials in Adilabad will write a joint letter to the Telangana government seeking resolution of policy issues on ROFR patta lands and borewells in forest areas.
A central government social audit pilot of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, was held in Utnoor mandal villages from August 2 to 9, followed by a public hearing on August 11.
The audit covered beneficiaries in Dongachintha and Bheersaipet gram panchayats, where Adivasi farmers said they face difficulties cultivating podu lands.
Beneficiaries raised issues including transfer of pattas to legal heirs after a holder's death, delay in recognising community forest rights, and access to welfare schemes.
Officials said the process of transferring ROFR pattas to family members has been initiated and steps will be taken to extend welfare schemes fully to patta holders.
- Who
- District collector Rajarshi Shah, ITDA project officer Manda Makarandu, forest officials, and Adivasi ROFR patta holders in Adilabad, Telangana
- What
- Officials announced a joint letter to the state government on ROFR land policy issues and reported on a social audit of Forest Rights Act implementation
- When
- Announced on Friday; the social audit ran from August 2 to 9, followed by a public hearing on August 11
- Where
- Utnoor mandal in Adilabad district, Telangana, specifically Dongachintha and Bheersaipet gram panchayats
- Why
- To resolve policy issues facing tribal farmers cultivating ROFR patta lands and to independently assess how tribals benefit from the Forest Rights Act
- Event
- Social audit pilot and public hearing on Forest Rights Act implementation
- Location
- Utnoor mandal, Adilabad district, Telangana
- Audit period
- August 2-9
- Public hearing
- August 11
- Panchayats covered
- Dongachintha and Bheersaipet
- Key law
- Forest Rights Act, 2006
- Audit partners
- Comptroller and Auditor General of India and Centre for Research in Schemes and Policies