Hyderabad: Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday said Telangana will complete a comprehensive resurvey of all land parcels in the state by next year, with the aim of providing landowners and farmers dispute-free, legally secure land records and updated passbooks.Reviewing the resurvey programme at the Medchal-Malkajgiri district collectorate along with in-charge minister D Sridhar Babu and officials, Srinivas Reddy said the exercise was intended to permanently resolve land disputes and safeguard farmers’ ownership rights.“The state govt’s primary objective in undertaking a comprehensive land resurvey is to permanently resolve land-related disputes and safeguard the interests of farmers,” he said.The minister said every landowner would be issued comprehensive and secure land records and passbooks, comparable to Aadhaar-based identification documents. He directed officials to ensure complete transparency in the survey process and conduct field operations in the presence of farmers.Tahsildars were asked to visit survey villages daily, while RDOs, additional collectors and district collectors were instructed to closely monitor the programme and personally inspect survey work at least once a week.Srinivas Reddy said the first phase would be launched in selected revenue villages across all districts in accordance with legal procedures.The minister said officials were being randomly questioned on survey progress, pending applications, public objections and field-level challenges. He directed revenue personnel to promptly report issues requiring policy decisions or govt approvals, stressing that problems should be addressed transparently.
