Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad. File | Photo credit: KVS GIRI
The Andhra Pradesh government has removed five categories of land from the list of prohibited properties under Section 22-A of the Registration Act.
Anagani Satya Prasad, Minister for Revenue, Registration and Stamps, told the media at the Secretariat on Thursday that it was over as a New Year gift that the government took this decision with the main objective of protecting the rights of farmers and landowners and providing long-lasting relief to the genuine rights holders.
Private patta lands have been completely removed from the 22-A list, the minister said, adding that officials have been instructed to take suo motu action to delete such lands whenever they receive a request.
Plots allotted to serving and retired defense personnel, freedom fighters and political victims have also been removed from the prohibited list, subject to availability of relevant documents, he said, adding that recommendations from the District Sainik Welfare Officer would be sufficient for allotment of plots for defense personnel.
Similarly, any of nearly eight types of documents including 10(1) registers, adangals, SFA records, old allotment registers, DR files, possession records, registration documents, 8-A registers or DKT pattas would be adequate for deletion from the 22-A list. Revenue officials have been strictly instructed not to harass the land owners by demanding additional documentation, the minister said.
Mr. Satya Prasad said that in cases where only part of the land in the survey number was in dispute, the authorities were directed to subdivide the land, keep only the disputed part in the prohibited list and remove the remaining land.
Decisions on the remaining four categories of land, including conditional patta land, service land and certain categories of dot land, will be taken soon after discussions in the Group of Ministers (GoM). A final decision on the withheld land will be taken in two months, he said.
A year of reforms
Declaring the current year as the ‘Year of Land Reforms’, the minister cited widespread irregularities during the previous YSRCP government and said a comprehensive investigation was underway. “Those involved in land irregularities will face consequences this year,” he warned.
“Protecting the rights of farmers and landowners is the prime responsibility of this government,” the minister said, terming the reforms as a significant New Year’s gift to the people of Andhra Pradesh.
Published – 01 Jan 2026 20:01 IST
