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Telangana Congress may make land resurvey 2028 election plank
India has a big state called Telangana.
The government there wants to check every piece of land and write down who owns it.
Long ago, they used a computer system called Dharani to store this information.
Many people said the system had problems.
So the government created a new system called Bhu Bharati.
Every piece of land will now get its own special number, like the Aadhaar number people have.
This will help farmers know their land is safe.
The government wants to finish this work in one-and-a-half to two years.
That is right before the next big election in 2028.
The leaders hope finishing the survey will make voters happy and help their party win again.
The Congress may use completion of Telangana's comprehensive land resurvey as a key 2028 Assembly election plank.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said every inch of land in every revenue village will be resurveyed within one-and-a-half to two years.
The government replaced the Dharani system with Bhu Bharati to clean up land records and secure land rights.
Each land parcel will get a unique 'Bhu-Aadhaar' number using modern technology, similar to Aadhaar numbers for individuals.
The survey initially covers 70 revenue villages in every district, with maps prepared using geographical coordinates.
- Who
- Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and the Congress government of Telangana; political analysts and farmer Balaiah commented on the move.
- What
- A comprehensive land resurvey of Telangana that the Congress may use as a key plank in the 2028 Assembly elections, replacing the Dharani system with Bhu Bharati.
- Where
- Telangana state, India, starting in 70 revenue villages in every district.
- When
- Resurvey targeted for completion within one-and-a-half to two years, before the expected 2028 elections; the Telangana Bhu Bharati Act came into force on April 14, 2025.
- Why
- To clean up land records, give farmers and landowners greater security and clarity over land rights, and potentially give the Congress an electoral advantage.
Key facts
- State
- Telangana, India
- Target completion
- One-and-a-half to two years
- Next Assembly elections
- 2028 (expected in about two years)
- Revenue Minister
- Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy
- New land records system
- Bhu Bharati (replacing Dharani)
- Land parcel ID
- Bhu-Aadhaar numbers
- Initial survey coverage
- 70 revenue villages in every district
- Enabling law
- Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights in Land) Act, 2025, effective April 14, 2025
Quotes
Balaiah
Local farmer from former Rangareddy district
“"Elections are different, but if the government completes the comprehensive land resurvey, it will certainly have an advantage," he said.”
thehansindia.com











