Gadwal: New Bhoo Bharati Act to Help Farmers Resolve Land Disputes Quickly
Itikyala (Jogulamba Gadwala District), April 22:
District Additional Collector Lakshmi Narayana spoke at an awareness seminar held at the Mandal Parishad Office in Itikyala. He explained how the new Bhoo Bharati ROR Act, introduced by the Telangana State Government, will help farmers solve land disputes quickly and give them full ownership rights.
He told the audience, which included farmers and officials, that this Act was created to end land-related problems and secure farmers’ rights. He also talked about the history of land records and said it started during the Mughal period. Over the years, important steps were taken, like the first land survey in 1923, the Pattadar Passbooks in 1971, the ROR Act in 1978, and changes made in 1989.
In 2020, the Dharani portal was launched to digitize land records. However, due to some issues with the system, the government introduced the Bhoo Bharati Act in 2025 to improve transparency, security, and landowner rights. This Act was officially launched on April 14, 2025, on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary by the Chief Minister.
Key Features of the Bhoo Bharati Act:
– Citizens and farmers can apply online to correct land records, create survey maps, register informal land agreements (Sada Bainamas), and record inheritance rights using the Bhoo Bharati Portal.
– It also allows easy access to services such as land registration, name changes, land use conversion, and property mutation.
– Section 8 of the Act lets people upload legal documents like court orders, revenue rulings, and land grant records. These will be reviewed by the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) at the local level.
– A new two-level appeal system has been introduced, so people no longer need to go to civil courts.
– Tahsildars, RDOs, and Collectors will now make decisions within specific time limits to speed up the process.
Lakshmi Narayana added that more services will be offered in the future, such as land maps included in passbooks, Bhoodar cards, and free legal help for land disputes. He said the new Act will solve land issues based on property values at the RDO and Collector levels in a step-by-step manner.
He shared that out of 4,000 applications received under the older Dharani system, 3,000 have already been resolved. The remaining 1,000 are expected to be cleared soon under the Bhoo Bharati Act.
He encouraged farmers with any land-related issues to visit their local Tahsildar offices instead of waiting. He also said that awareness programs will be held in villages to help farmers understand the new law.
“This law is a great step to protect land rights and avoid future disputes. Farmers should learn about it and make use of it,” he said.
The event was attended by Itikyala Tahsildar Veera Bhadrappa, Market Yard Chairman Dodappa, Vice Chairman Kumar, MPDO Ajar Mohinuddin, farmers, and other community members.
