Expedite process to regularize people’s layouts by March 31: CM Revanth
Each applicant paid a Rs 1,000 fee and submitted documents to regularise their small open plots in the non-layout area.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 27 Feb 2024 2:51 AM GMT
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has asked the officials to expedite the process of regularizing the layouts of people under the Layout Regularization Scheme (LRS) 2020 by March 31.
The previous government received the LRS applications for two months from August 31 to October 31, 2020. Around 25.44 lakh applications have been submitted to Gram Panchayats, Municipalities and Municipal Corporations. Of which, over 4.13 lakh applications were received from corporations, 10.54 lakh from municipalities, and 10.76 lakh received from the Panchayats.
Each applicant paid a Rs 1,000 fee and submitted documents to regularise their small open plots in the non-layout area. Applicants paid Rs 10,000 as a fee for big layout areas. However, the previous government stalled the regularisation process. Since then all the applicants have been waiting for the government's decision.
The officials of the state Stamps and Registration department brought the issue of the pending LRS scheme to the notice of the Chief Minister in the review meeting held at the Secretariat on Monday. The officials informed the chief minister that the process had been delayed due to various court cases. Revanth Reddy issued orders to speed up the LRS process which will benefit lakhs of families.
The chief minister suggested to the officials the layout should be regularised only as per the then-existing rules. The applicants are allowed to pay the full fee to regularise the layouts by March 31. Orders have been issued to regularise only the layouts which are not pending in the courts. Layouts on Endowment, Waqf, and government lands were also not permitted for regularisation.
Later, Revanth Reddy and officials discussed the government decision to regularise the layouts which would benefit lakhs of lower and middle-class families. The applicants will get ownership rights on the lands through registration. The LRS scheme will also remove all hurdles to getting permission for construction, seeking bank loans, and buying and selling the lands, the officials added.
