New Revenue Act To Be Introduced In Assembly Session

Telangana Revenue and Housing Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy today said that to permanently resolve the land issues of the State, the government had drafted a new 'Revenue Act 2024', and that the associated bill would be introduced in the upcoming Assembly session.

During a media briefing at the Secretariat, the minister mentioned that the bill was presented in the previous Assembly session in August and was thoroughly deliberated upon. The bill was also published on the CCLA website on the same day, he said.

The formulation of this new law had been guided by the insights and recommendations from farmers' associations, intellectuals, public representatives, retired officials and the general population, the minister mentioned. The contributions from opposition party leaders including BRS leaders Harish Rao and Boinapalli Vinod Kumar were also given due consideration, he added.

He also said that a pilot project was conducted in Yacharam village of the Ranga Reddy district and the Tirumalagiri mandal of Nalgonda district.

"The best aspects being implemented in 18 States were studied and incorporated into the new law. We are going to bring in the Act as a role model to put an end to generational land problems, to benefit future generations, and to serve as an example for the country," the minister said.

He also alleged that the previous BRS government had completely weakened the housing department which built houses for the poor, and said that the department employees were merged into other departments. He said that the Congress government had taken steps to revive the department, and equipped it with the necessary machinery to perform its functions from the selection of beneficiaries to the construction and monitoring of houses. "We have strengthened the Housing Corporation by re-appointing 326 employees," he said.