HYDERABAD: The Charminar mandal has recorded the least number of applicants who have sought that their land be regularised under government orders 58 and 59, which seek to regularise government and surplus land parcels and properties built on them.
According to data released by the
Hyderabad collectorate, the number of applications which the Charminar tehsildar’s office received till January 30 was 310, all under GO 58, the lowest across the 16 mandals in Hyderabad and Secunderabad divisions.
No applications were received for regularisation under GO 59. The amount collected was naught.
Similarly, in Nampally mandal 1,087 applicants submitted forms, with four applications being submitted under GO 59 with Rs 2.69 lakh being collected. While the Golconda tehsildar’s office received 1,024 applications yielding Rs 7.8 lakh, Amberpet mandal recorded a total of 1,843 applications with Rs 21 lakh payments.
Property dealers pointed out that most areas within these mandals were old neighbourhoods with many residents being in possession of properties for decades. Despite the government listing such properties on its prohibited list, which disallows sale and registration or re-registration, property owners were unwilling to apply.
“There are around 75,000 such properties on the prohibited list. Vast areas under Bandlaguda mandal find themselves on it. Though apprehensive of the regularisation rules, the residents are yet to decide their next course of action. They believe that this is like a buy-back policy of their own properties by the government. They have serious doubts about the GOs,” said Mohammed Saleem, one such property dealer. Reiterating the problem of notorised sales, another real estate agent said: “Ultimately, it will be the government’s prerogative if it wants to regularise the property or not. This can be counterproductive as once applications for regularisation are made, the property owner will be listed as an encroacher.” Charminar has properties on smaller land parcels with very few government lands, he said. This, he added, could be another reason for fewer applications being received.
When contacted, Charminar tehsildar J T Amarnath said that despite publicising the regularisation scheme, the response has been poor. “Though the number of applications we received has been few, we are hopeful that they will pick up soon,” he said.
The MIM too has raised objections. In a letter written to KCR, floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi expressed concerns over the GOs and said that wakf properties too would be affected. Citing a court order, he underscored that once a property has been declared wakf, its nature cannot be changed.
There are around 75,000 such properties which are on the prohibited list... Though apprehensive of the regularisation rules, the residents are yet to decide their next course of action. They believe that this is like a buy-back policy of their own properties by the government. They have serious doubts about the GOs.