Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Telangana earmarks Rs 600 crore for revenue offices, land survey
The Telangana government is building new offices to help people get government services closer to home.
The government has set aside about 600 crore rupees for these buildings.
A new office for the local land official was started at Elkathurthi in Hanumakonda district.
The building will cost about 3.25 crore rupees.
The government says the previous government created new districts but did not build enough offices.
Now, about 180 such offices will be built across the state.
The government is also changing the way land records are kept.
A new system called BhuBharati is replacing the older Dharani system.
Workers have started measuring land in 70 villages in each district.
They plan to survey every piece of land in the state within two years.
The Telangana government has earmarked around Rs 600 crore for construction of revenue offices across the state.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy laid the foundation stone for a new tahsildar office at Elkathurthi in Hanumakonda district.
About 180 Tahsildar and RDO offices will be constructed to improve access to government services.
Land administration is being strengthened through BhuBharati, replacing the Dharani system.
A comprehensive land survey has begun with 70 revenue villages per district, and the state plans to survey every inch of land within two years.
- Who
- Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.
- What
- The government earmarked around Rs 600 crore for revenue office construction and laid the foundation stone for a new tahsildar office, alongside a planned state-wide land survey.
- When
- Monday, when the foundation stone was laid and the announcement was made.
- Where
- Elkathurthi mandal headquarters in Hanumakonda district, Telangana.
- Why
- To take administration closer to people and address the lack of office infrastructure created after the previous government formed new districts, divisions and mandals.
- Total allocation
- Around Rs 600 crore for revenue offices across Telangana
- New tahsildar office cost
- Rs 3.25 crore, built by the Roads and Buildings Department
- Offices planned
- About 180 Tahsildar and RDO offices
- Foundation stone location
- Elkathurthi mandal headquarters, Hanumakonda district
- Land records system
- BhuBharati replacing Dharani
- First phase survey
- 70 revenue villages in each district
- Survey completion target
- Every inch of land in the state within two years
- Key officials
- Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy (Revenue), Ponnam Prabhakar (Transport and BC Welfare)