Hyderabad: Among the major problems that plague the Telangana Housing Board, is the one that pertains to disposal of stray pieces of land adjacent to the houses given to beneficiaries in the undivided Andhra Pradesh in 2011. If this issue is resolved, this can fetch Rs 500 crore in revenue to the government.
The board in GO Ms No. 6 on 29/03/2011 divided the stray land pieces into three broad categories and gave ownership offers to the allottees.
In case the stray land cannot be used by the allottee without entering his own land, and the stray land is less than 100 sq. yds, the allottee can pay the basic value as on the date of handing over the house plus 12 per cent simple interest till the date of payment (as per GO MS. No. 38). This same yardstick holds good for land in excess of 100 sq. yds.
In the second category, if the land adjacent to the allottee’s house is less than 100 sq. yards and has a proper approach, and can be put to use, it has to be sold at the prevailing market value. In case it is more than 100 sq. yds, a tender should be called to auction the piece of land.
For stray land parcels of less than 100 sq. yards lying adjacent to a house and the owner is not an allottee of the board, then the land can be sold at prevailing market value. If it is more than 100 sq. yds, it has to be auctioned after issuing a tender.
These stray pieces of land lie in colonies belonging to the low, middle and high income groups.
“There are approximately 5,600 houses, whose registrations were pending for various reasons. The board can earn `500 crore from these transactions. The reasons for the pendency of registrations are disputes between legal heirs, dispute over interest with the board, allottees moving court after cancellation owing to non-payment of instalments and disputes among the allottees,” an official said.
