Telangana’s agricultural land resurvey has been completed in 1,000 villages, while work in a further 416 villages was at a final stage, the state Revenue Department’s figures reported by The Hindu indicate.
First phase covers 2,720 villages
The first phase includes 2,720 villages out of 10,954 across the state. The government selected 70 villages in each of 32 districts, excluding the state capital, and the coverage also includes villages that had not been surveyed previously.
The government has undertaken the resurvey after a gap of more than 125 years. Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy instructed officials to base the work on revenue records and prioritize accuracy, transparency and landowners’ interests.
Notices and Bhudhaar numbers planned
Officials have been directed to examine village revenue records before beginning survey work. After the process is completed, landowners are to receive notices so they can raise objections or submit grievances. The minister also called for farmers to be informed about the process and how to register complaints.
The resurvey is intended to clarify land rights and address disputes. The report says the next step after the survey is to assign Bhudhaar numbers to land parcels, similar in concept to Aadhaar numbers for individuals.
