Revision of land prices in scientific method.
Clean-up of Stamps and Registration Department.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.
Minister for Revenue, Housing, Information, and Public Relations Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy has directed the officials to scientifically revise the land prices by the current market values without putting any burden on the common people. He reviewed the Stamps and Registrations Department at the Secretariat on Friday. Speaking on this occasion, Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy revealed that the decision has been taken to revise the land prices accordingly given the significant increase in land prices in the state along with Hyderabad. It is suggested that the revision of land prices should be done scientifically without any criticism in the face of the huge difference between open market values and market prices. In which areas there is more difference, how much percentage is possible to increase rationally, etc. In some areas, the government price is higher than the market value.
He said that in the previous government, the prices of land were increased without any effort, and now such a situation should not be repeated. The officials were ordered to prepare the necessary activities for the complete cleansing of the Stamps and Registrations department. It is suggested to take steps to close the loopholes in the law. He said that permanent sub-registrar offices will be constructed with state-of-the-art facilities all over the state so that those coming for registrations do not have to wait for hours. The officials were directed to identify the necessary lands for this purpose. It is advised to look into the time slot for registrations. He said that an alternative should be found for the Sub-Registrar offices which have heavy workload. He assured that transfers of employees will be carried out transparently based on performance.
