LRS applicants to receive pattas as \"Dasara gift\' from CM

Hyderabad: The process of regularisation of government lands, which are under the possession of private individuals, has reached the final stages. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is likely to handover 'pattas' (ownership rights) to applicants as "Dasara gift" in October.

The applications, which are pending with the government received under LRS(land regularisation scheme) since 2015, are all set to be cleared.

It may be recalled that a year after the formation of Telangana state in June 2014, the CM issued the two GOs for the regularisation of lands which are in the possession of applicants prior to the formation of Telagnana state on June 2, 2014.

In 2015, the government received 3.46 lakh applications under GO 58 and 48,394 applications under GO 59. While GO 58 was issued to regularise plots up to 125 square yards for applicants from BPL (below the poverty line) free of cost, GO 59 pertains to regularising lands by collecting the present basic value of the land depending upon the size of the plot area.

After the verification, the government kept 2.54 lakh applications pending under GO 58 and 31,329 applications pending under GO 59. After the receipt of several representations from MLAs seeking LRS again, the government gave a final opportunity in February this year as a continuation of the 2015 LRS scheme.

The government asked them to submit online applications from February 21 to March 31. Nearly 96,000 applications were received under GO 58 and 72,000 applications under GO 59.

Revenue officials conducted field inspections to ascertain whether the applications were genuine and whether they meet the stipulation vis-a-vis the cut-off date of June 2, 2014. Officials used Google Maps for the purpose and submitted a final report to the government on eligible applications.

The file has now reached the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) for final approval. The CM is expected to convene a meeting with revenue officials soon to discuss the report and give his final clearance. Applicants are expected to receive pattas from Dasara in October's first week.