HYDERABAD: The Layout Regularization Scheme (LRS) in Telangana has seen a significant disparity between applications received and fees paid. Out of approximately 25 lakh applications submitted statewide, only 1,25,732 applicants have completed the fee payment process, resulting in ₹460 crore in revenue for the government.
Officials have rejected around 4 lakh applications related to prohibited lands, water bodies like ponds and lakes, and other restricted areas. Fee intimation letters have been dispatched to 18,60,421 applicants, while the remaining applications are pending due to minor issues. Authorities are working to resolve these matters promptly to facilitate further fee collections.
The distribution of fee-paying applicants across various districts is as follows:
– Ranga Reddy District: 20,037 applicants
– Medchal-Malkajgiri District: 14,740 applicants
– HMDA Jurisdiction Village Panchayats: 13,619 applicants
Despite Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s announcement that LRS fees would be allocated directly to the respective municipalities, official orders have yet to be issued. Consequently, the collected fees remain in the government’s account, leaving municipal authorities awaiting directives for fund allocation.
The total of 25.70 lakh LRS applications received statewide includes:
– HMDA Jurisdiction: 3,58,464 applications
– GHMC Limits: 1,06,921 applications
– Municipal Corporations and Municipalities: 13.82 lakh applications
– Rural Areas: 6 lakh applications
– Urban Development Authority Jurisdictions: 1.35 lakh applications
Among municipal corporations, the following have received notable numbers of applications:
– Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation: 1,00,991 applications
– Turkayamjal Municipality: 50,411 applications
– Badangpet Municipal Corporation: 47,506 applications
– Pedda Amberpet Municipality: 42,231 applications
– Khammam Municipal Corporation: 39,944 applications
– Nalgonda Municipality: 36,116 applications
– Suryapet Municipality: 35,464 applications
The state government had announced a 25% fee concession to encourage applicants to come forward. However, this has led to server issues, with applicants experiencing difficulties opening the provided links. Authorities are addressing software problems within HMDA, GHMC, and DTCP jurisdictions to ensure a smoother application process. With only nine days remaining for the concession period, a significant number of applicants are attempting to complete their fee payments.