Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Telangana Section 22-A Debate Centers on Conflicting Land Figures
Telangana is arguing about how much land is affected by a special prohibited list.
One figure says the list covers about 1.02 crore acres.
The government says most of this land belongs to the government or is legally protected.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy says about 3.06 lakh acres may be genuinely disputed private land.
The Opposition says the larger figure shows the scale of the problem.
Some private properties may have been listed by mistake because of land-record errors or data problems.
When a property is on the list, its owner may have trouble selling or using it in a mortgage.
The Bhu Bharati portal lets owners ask for corrections.
The debate is about both the numbers and how quickly wrongly listed properties can be cleared.
The Section 22-A prohibited list covers 1,02,05,250 acres in Telangana, according to the revenue minister.
The government says most of the listed land is government or legally restricted property, not private land.
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has identified about 3.06 lakh acres as genuinely disputed private land.
The Opposition has highlighted the broader figure of more than one crore acres and alleged irregularities in listing and removing properties.
Affected landowners may face difficulties with sales, mortgages and registrations, while the Bhu Bharati portal offers a grievance process.
- Who
- The Telangana government, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Opposition parties and affected landowners.
- What
- A political dispute over the extent and classification of land on Telangana’s Section 22-A prohibited list.
- When
- During the current political debate over Telangana’s land records and Section 22-A list.
- Where
- Telangana, India.
- Why
- The figures differ because the total list includes government and legally restricted land, while the government’s smaller figure refers to genuinely disputed private land; alleged record errors have also affected private properties.
Opposition View
Government View
Meaning of the one-crore-acre figure
Opposition View
The Opposition highlights the more than one-crore-acre figure as evidence of the scale of land affected by the Section 22-A list.
Government View
The government says treating the entire figure as blocked private land is misleading because it largely includes government and legally restricted land.
Extent of disputed private land
Opposition View
Opposition parties focus on private properties allegedly affected by the prohibited-list process and demand greater scrutiny.
Government View
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy puts the genuinely disputed private-land area at about 3.06 lakh acres.
Administration of the list
Opposition View
The Opposition alleges irregularities in the inclusion and removal of properties.
Government View
The government acknowledges land-record and data-integration problems and says corrective measures, including the Bhu Bharati grievance process, are being pursued.
- Total Section 22-A list
- 1,02,05,250 acres
- Government agricultural land
- 96,36,777 acres
- Private agricultural land
- 3,73,930 acres
- Chief minister’s disputed-private-land estimate
- About 3.06 lakh acres
- Relevant provision
- Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1980
- Potential impact
- Listed properties may face difficulties with sale, mortgage transactions or registration
- Correction mechanism
- The Bhu Bharati portal provides a grievance process for owners seeking corrections