“We introduced the Bhu Bharati ROR 2024 Act in a democratic manner by tabling a draft Bill in the Assembly and then taking the advice of intellectuals and representatives of political parties. In the same spirit, we are formulating policies vis-a-vis this Act,” Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said.
He said the Bhubharathi Act was introduced in line with the ideas of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to provide better revenue services to the people in line with the hopes of the people of Telangana.
He asked officials to frame procedures regarding this Act as in the case of the Bhubharathi Act.
Ponguleti advised officials to formulate procedures strictly without leaving any room for mistakes to provide a permanent solution to land disputes.
Ponguleti was attending the first day of a two-day workshop organised at the MCRHRD in Hyderabad on Tuesday with collectors and other senior officials on formulating procedures connected to the Bhubharathi Act.
Speaking on the occasion, he said, “The adverse circumstances faced by the then government when it implemented the 2020 ROR Act without formulating any procedures are visible
before our eyes. All the loopholes and shortcomings in the Dharani Portal that the then rulers boasted about are there. Lakhs of farmers were thrown on the roads due to the 2020 ROR Act, which was implemented without formulating any regulations. Even three years after the enactment of the Act, the BRS government did not formulate rules, Ponguleti said.
Instead of sitting in the secretariat and framing rules, we are taking the advice of officials and experts, codifying everyone’s opinions and preparing the Bhubharathi Act, he said.
“We will prepare rules connected to the Land India Act as soon as possible and bring the Act into force. We are formulating rules so that existing problems get resolved so that farmers benefit and the officials do not have any room for mistakes. The new revenue law in Telangana is going to bring major changes in the land administration of Bhubharati. The main objective of this law is to protect land rights, bring transparency in land affairs, facilitate land transactions and make revenue services accessible to commoners,” he said.
This law will provide a permanent solution to land problems, he said. In future, we will continue to administer land more efficiently through better policies and technology, he said.
“This new law will not only provide land ownership rights but also bring financial independence to their lives,” he said.
