Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Telangana Government Moves to Clear Decades-Old ULC Applications
The Telangana government wants to solve old land cases.
Many Urban Land Ceiling applications have been waiting for decades.
Officials will check these applications and approve the ones that follow the rules.
The government said an earlier order from 2016 was not properly carried out.
This left thousands of cases unresolved.
A new memo tells officials how to review applications covered by older government orders.
The government is also using a fast-track process for some properties marked under Section 22-A.
These properties can be registered if they have approval from the relevant authorities and meet the legal requirements.
Telangana officials were directed to examine and regularise eligible Urban Land Ceiling applications pending for decades.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said a 2016 Government Order on pending ULC cases was never effectively implemented.
The government said thousands of unresolved applications created difficulties with land titles and property transactions.
Memo No. 48062/ULC/A1/2026-1 directs review of applications filed under Government Orders 455, 456, 747 and 92.
A fast-track process will allow registration of eligible houses, plots and flats approved by authorities despite their previous Section 22-A classification.
- Who
- The Telangana government, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy.
- What
- The government is reviewing long-pending Urban Land Ceiling applications and fast-tracking certain registrations affected by Section 22-A.
- When
- The announcements and Memo No. 48062/ULC/A1/2026-1 were issued on Sunday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Telangana, including Hyderabad and other urban areas covered by the applications.
- Why
- The measures aim to resolve long-standing land-title, transaction and public-grievance issues lawfully.
- Responsible minister
- Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy, Telangana Revenue Minister
- Pending issue
- Urban Land Ceiling applications unresolved for decades
- Earlier government order
- A 2016 Government Order intended to address pending ULC applications was reportedly not effectively implemented
- New memo
- Memo No. 48062/ULC/A1/2026-1
- Applications covered
- Applications filed under Government Orders 455, 456, 747 and 92
- Fast-track registrations
- Eligible houses, plots and flats approved by GHMC, HMDA, DTCP or municipal authorities may be registered despite previous Section 22-A classification
- Legal condition
- Cases will be regularised only after required procedures are completed under applicable rules
