A significant development in Telangana’s land administration, a massive gap of nearly eight lakh acres has been uncovered between the traditional Sethwar land records and the newly implemented Dharani digital land records.
The discrepancies between the Sethwar records and the Dharani digital records have raised alarms due to the significant gap of approximately 8 lakh acres. Initially, the Sethwar records, the traditional and historically relied upon land registry in Telangana, indicate a total land area of 26.98 lakh acres under base survey numbers.
To date, the revenue department has managed to address discrepancies in two lakh acres by deleting the excess and non-existent bi-survey numbers. However, the work is far from over, with six lakh acres still under review and being corrected.
the Congress government approved the Telangana Bhu Bharati (Record of Rights) Act, 2024, which aims to replace the current Dharani portal.
The Bhu Bharati portal is expected to be more reliable and accurate in terms of land records, offering a more comprehensive and up-to-date registry for the state’s landowners and farmers.
Officials are working on rectifying discrepancies by comparing the Dharani digital records with the Sethwar records, which are the foundation of land management in Telangana.
The Sethwar (also known as the A Register) is a comprehensive land registry that includes details such as land type (Inam, government, poramboke), survey numbers, ownership, soil type, and sources of irrigation.
