Revenue officials on ground at Erravalli
A day after the chief minister announced an enquiry into the possibility of ‘assigned lands’ being in possession of former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) Chandrakala conducted a field inspection of government land near the farmhouse and examined land records at the Markook Tahsildar’s office. The team of officials also inspected government land in Survey No. 325 of Erravalli village to identify and verify the extent of assigned lands in the area. They also extended inspections to neighbouring Venkatapur and Varadarajupur villages. Officials are said to be collecting information on persons found in possession of assigned lands and cross-checking historical records with present-day revenue entries. Officials are also compiling details of government lands adjoining the farmhouse, including survey numbers, historical ownership records and current revenue entries. (18 September)
Over 75 applications for each police post
More than 4 lakh candidates have entered the race for 7,437 posts across the police and allied departments in Telangana, with the recruitment process drawing over 5.77 lakh applications. At the close of applications, around 4.29 lakh individual candidates had submitted 5,77,064 applications, meaning each candidate applied for an average of 1.34 posts. Around 68.45% submitted a single application, while 28.88% applied for two posts. The recruitment drive also saw 1,46,220 applications from women, accounting for 25.33% of the total, while men submitted 4,30,844 applications, or 74.66%. BC candidates accounted for 49.19% of all applications, while SC and ST candidates together accounted for 43.60%. The State government’s age relaxation is estimated to have benefited nearly 1.13 lakh candidates. The relaxation was seven years over the prescribed maximum age for SI/ASI-level and SCT PC Driver posts and 10 years for other PC-level posts. (18 Sep.)
India bought 51% of its imported oil from Russia in July. It amounted to 110 lakh tonnes in quantity, but it was not immediately clear if India was among the top importers of Russian oil. This relative position is relevant to the Bill passed by U.S. House of Representatives on 16 September imposing 100% tariffs on top five countries importing Russian oil. (18 Sep.)
Revanth lists lands held by KCR and family
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has announced that the government would constitute a fact-finding committee to verify whether and how ‘assigned land’ to the extent of 388 acres has gone into the control of former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao in Siddipet district. Mr. Reddy also put out a list of lands held by Rao’s family members. As per his statement in the Assembly, Mr. Rao and his wife own 67.13 acres of land at Erravalli, Mittapalli, and Shivar Venkatapur villages in Siddipet district; K.T. Rama Rao possesses 123.19 acres in villages in Siddipet and Rangareddy districts; Kalvakuntla Kavita and her husband together own 37.26 acres; T. Harish Rao and his wife possess 30.16 acres; Joginapalli Santosh Kumar and family own 79.2 acres; and Naveen Kumar owns 101.14 acres in Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy, Sangareddy and Siddipet districts. This takes the total land assets of the family to 439.3 acres spread over nine districts, 24 mandals and 31 villages. The chief minister said the above figures do not include the family’s benami holdings and pointed out that Rao’s farm house at Erravalli itself spans around 700 acres, in violation of Land Ceiling Act. (Posted on 17 September)
30-day Action Plan to resolve Sec. 22A issues
The state government has formed a committee comprising Law Secretary, Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Revenue & Stamps Secretary and other senior officials to suggest remedy for the issue of private lands figuring in the prohibited list under Section 22A of Registrations & Stamps Act. Describing it as a legacy problem, he attributed it to a failure to sub-divide lands by successive governments. He also proposed a 12-point action plan to resolve the issue. These include: (i) regularisation of lands stuck in Urban Land Ceilings Act; (ii) examining pending registrations of approved layouts under HMDA, GHMC and DTCP domains; (iii) forming a committee on land issues in SCCL coal belt; (iv) committee to examine and settle over 1 lakh applications with conveyor deeds under G.O. 59; (v) special clearance drive for L.B. Nagar lands under G.O. 118; (vi) legal vetting of houses built on assigned lands; (vii) houses built on government land with government expenditure; (viii) houses built on own land with government expenditure; (ix) private patta land with pending nala conversion charges; (x) illegal / unauthorised layouts on government lands; (xi) leasehold to freehold registration in Secunderabad; and (xii) assignment lands of freedom fighters and soldiers and Bhoodan lands. (Posted on 17 September)
From 14 flyovers & subways to just one
The State government has reportedly cut down the number of proposed flyovers and underpasses around the KBR National Park from 14 to just one elevated road from Jubilee Hills Check Post to Nagarjuna Circle. Citing unnamed official sources, a report in The Hindu said the decision had been taken in view of the ease with which vehicular traffic was passing around the park after the road was made one-way. (Posted on 16 September)
Rural jobs scheme off to a slow start
The reworked rural employment scheme (VB GRAM G) recorded a modest improvement in employment generation over the previous month, but the numbers were 9 per cent lower year-on-year. According to a report, the scheme registered 9.18 crore person-days in July (17.65 crore in July 2025) and 11.03 person-days in August (12.12 crore in August 2025). The report cited officals as saying it was too early to judge the performance of the new scheme. A 60-day pause in agricultural activity could also have contributed to the dip in employment generation, according to officials. (Posted on 16 September)