GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT
Land Bank – Allotment of land for housing to various categories – Policy guidelines – Orders –
Issued.
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REVENUE (ASSIGNMENT – I) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.243 Dated: 28.02.2005

Read the following:-

1. G.O.Ms.No.589, Revenue (Asn.III) dept., dated 10.07.91.

2. From the Commissioner of Land Revenue, A.P., Hyderabad,
Letter No.B1/2212/97, dated 10.11.1997.
3. G.O.Ms.No.46, General Administration (Ser. Wel) department, dated 24.1.2001.
4. From the General administration (Ser. Wel) Department, U.O.Note
No.44907/Ser.wel/2000-166, dated 24.01.2003.
5. G.O.Ms.No.416, Revenue (Asn.I) Department, dated 18.03.2003.
6. G.O.Ms.No.242, Revenue (Asn-I) Department, dt. 28.02.2005.

ORDER:
In the G.O. sixth read above, orders were issued for creation of Land Bank to
meet the housing and other Institutional requirements of the various sections of society. It was
also ordered that separate orders would be issued pertaining to the methodology to be adopted
for selecting the Housing Societies / Institutions for allotment and alienation of land out of land
bank accordingly the following orders are issued:

APPROACH:
Government shall allot land for housing purpose and for institutional purpose.
These two categories shall be dealt with separately. As far as housing is concerned, Government
shall encourage allotment of land for house sites where the culture / feasibility of independent
house exists. Land shall be allotted for construction of flats, wherever culture for flats is in
existence. The decision as to allot the land for house plots /flats shall be decided based on the
availability of land in the designated area.

In the Municipal Corporations of the State, Viz., Hyderabad, Warangal,

Vijayawada, Guntur, Rajahmundry, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool and Nellore, Government may
alienate lands preferably for construction of flats in view of the scarcity of land.

METHODOLOGY:
Land shall not be allotted in favour of individual beneficiary. The beneficiaries
shall have to be formed into a group or Co-operative Society for availing the facility of allotment
of land for a flat / house site. A Society or a group shall have a minimum of 12 eligible members.
The applications for flat/ house site shall have to be made to the concerned Collector & District
Magistrate. The Collectors in turn shall obtain necessary approval, for withdrawal and allotment
of land from out of Land Bank, from the Empowered Committee and Government. After
approval of the Empowered committee and the Government, further action would be taken by
the Collector to make the scheme operational.

ROLE OF COLLECTOR:

The Collector shall be the nodal authority to make the scheme operational and
shall be competent to allot lands for housing purpose to Housing Society / Group at the rates
stipulated, following the above outlined procedure. In so far as allotment of land to Institutions
he shall submit proposals to the Empowered Committee for taking a decision in the matter.

AREA OF ALLOTMENT:
In so far as the Societies in which Judges, MPs, MLA, All India Services Officers
of Andhra Pradesh cadre and Officers (natives of Andhra Pradesh) of other States cadres who
worked with Government of Andhra Pradesh on deputation, Officers of the Government of
Andhra Pradesh and Journalists, land shall be provided in the satellite towns (of Hyderabad and
Ranga reddy Districts) to be developed by HUDA, APHB or other Urban Development Agency
on cost basis.
The land situated in Prime locations of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts will
henceforth be allotted only for Government organizations, public purposes or for institutional
use. Government lands located within the proposed outer ring road will not be allotted for house
sites either for group of individuals or co-operative housing societies.

CONVEYANCE TO INDIVIDUAL BY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY:

On alienation of the Government land, the Society or Group concerned in turn shall allot
individual house sites /flats as the case may be to the individual members. The title of the plot or
flat shall be conveyed to the members concerned by the Society through a registered sale deed.

RESPONSIBILITY AND TIME LIMIT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LAYOUT:

Government land shall be alienated to the Co-operative House Building Society or Group
without any development. It would be the responsibility of the Society / Group to develop the
land and to provide infrastructure facilities such as roads, water supply electricity, drainage etc.
The time limit fixed for completion of this process shall be one year from the date of alienation
of the land, failing which the land shall be resumed by the Government.

CATEGORISATION FOR PRICING:

i. MLAs, MPs, Judges of Supreme Court and High Court, All India Service Officers.
ii. Accredited Journalists from recognized and registered newspapers.
iii. State Government Employees and Panchayat Raj teachers working in the State of
Andhra Pradesh.
iv. Recognised National and International Sports persons and eminent persons in the
field of Culture and Arts.
v. Defence Employees, Central Government employees and employees of PSUs.
 vi. Widows of Kargil and other war heroes and extremist violence who are hailing from
Andhra Pradesh.
vii. Weaker Sections.
viii. Institution – Educational / Charitable / Religious etc.

The land shall be allotted to the categories figuring at Sl.No.i to iv at the basic value of
the land for category v and viii at prevailing market value; for category vi on free of cost and for
category vii as per the policy of the Government in vogue. The acquired land shall be alienated
on cost basis, which means that the actual cost paid to the landowners shall be fixed as cost of
land.

CONDITIONS OF ALLOTMENT:
i. The land shall be allotted in favour of societies / Groups. It shall be the responsibility of
the Societies / Groups to ensure that its member are seeking allotment of land for the first
time. All the members shall have to file an affidavit stating that he/she has not received
the benefit of concessional allotment from Government earlier nor he/she was a member
of any society group to which concessional allotment was made. He/she shall also give an
undertaking that he/she not avail such facility in future.
ii. The Societies shall complete the process of allotment of house sites within a period of six
months from the date of alienation of the land.
iii. A beneficiary, who is allotted a house site shall have to complete the house within a
period of two (2) years from the date of allotment of house site by the Society / Group.
iv. In case of flats, the Society shall be responsible for completion of construction of flats
within a period of two (2) years from the date of alienation of land by the Government.
This may be done directly or through any other agency agreed upon by members.
v. Any beneficiary, who is allotted a house site / flat, shall not have any right to sell the
same for a period of fifteen (15) years.
vi. If the Society allots open spaces available in the layout or changes layout without
approval from competent authority that approved the layout, the President, Secretary and
other Office Bearers of the Society are liable for punitive action and changes made if any
shall become null and void.
vii. In Satellite townships being developed by various urban development agencies in
Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts, all categories of people such as Class IV, N.G.Os.
who may not be in a position to invest so much for buying a plot shall be considered for
allotment of house sites at an appropriate rate.

The conditions of allotment in respect of Government Employees shall be issued separately.

SIZE OF PLOTS / FLATS:

For the purpose of housing, the maximum size of the plot will be 500 Sq.yards and the
minimum size of the plot, other than for weaker sections housing, shall be 100 Sq.yards. For
the purpose of flats, the Empowered Committee shall decide the area depending upon the
numbers of members of the Housing Society / Group. For allotting land to Institutions, the
Empowered Committee shall make need based recommendations. The land for various
categories is as follows:
 Sl.No. Category Plot Size (Sq.yards)
1. Supreme Court Judges, High Court Judges, MPs, 500
MLAs, MLCs, All India Service Officers
2. Government Employees 400 to 100
3. Journalists 300

AGENCY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOUSING PROJECT:

The Co-operative Society or Group are at liberty to decide as to whether they would like
to build the houses themselves or they would like to avail the help of the organization like
Andhra Pradesh Housing Board.

All the District Collectors, Spl. C.S. & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration,
Secretary to Government, Housing Department, Secretary (Services) General Administration
Department, Principal Secretary Finance Department and the designated Empowered Committee
for Land Bank are requested to take necessary action accordingly.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

DR.V.P.JAUHARI,
SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
All District Collectors.
The Spl.C.S. & Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P., Hyderabad.
All Heads of Departments.
All departments in secretariat.
The General Administration (Ser Wel) Department.
Copy to:
The Chairman, A.P. Secretariat Employees Co-ordination Committee, A.P.Secretariat,
Hyderabad.
The Chairman. Joint Action Committee of Employees. Teachers & Workers. Andhra Pradesh,
5-9-1112, Chaitanya, Gunfoundry, Hyderabad -1.
The P.S. to Minister for Revenue.
The Spl. Secretary to Chief Minister.
The P.S. to Principal Secretary, Revenue Dept.
The P.S. to Principal Secretary, Finance Dept.
The P.S. to Principal Secretary, M.A. & U.D.Dept.
The P.S. to Secretary to Govt., Housing Dept.
The P.S. to Secretary (Services), G.A. (Ser) Dept.
SF/SC.

//FORWARDED:: BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT

Lands – Allotment of Government lands for the purpose of house sites – Allotment of
Government land to an extent of Ac.32.00 gts in Sy.No.332 at Nizampet Village, and to an
extent of Ac 38.00 gts., in Sy.No.25/2 at pet Basheerabad Village in Quthubullapur Mandal,
Ranga Reddy District, in favour of Jawaharlal Nehru Journalist House Building Society on
payment of Basic Value – Orders – Issued.
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REVENUE (ASSN.V) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.424 Dated: 25th March, 2008

Read the following:

1. G.O.Ms.No.243 Revenue (Assn.I) Department, Date: 28-02-2005.

2. G.O.Ms.No.244 Revenue (Assn.I) Department, Date: 28-02-2005.
3. G.O.Ms.No.522 Revenue (Assn.V) Department., Dated: 04-05-2006.
4. G.O.Ms.No.1424 Revenue (Assn.V) Department., Dated: 28-09-2006.
5. W.P.No.13730/2006 filed by Sri. V.S.Bose & 2 others in A.P. High Court.
6. Order Dated: 8-10-2006 in W.P.No.13730/2006 of Hon’ble High Court of AP.

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ORDER

In the G.O. first and second read above, the State Government have contemplated a
policy for allotment of Government lands for Housing purposes to the Members of Parliament
and A.P. State Legislature, High Court Judges, various categories of Officers / Employees, as
well as working Journalists, as per the norms fixed therein on payment of basic value. It was also
ordered that the land shall be allotted in favour of Societies / Groups and it shall be the
responsibility of Societies / Groups to ensure that its members are seeking allotment of lands for
the first time. The policy of Government is to allot Government land on cooncessional rates for
house site purpose as one time welfare measure in service. The members who have received the
benefit of concessional allotment from Government either directly or through any society to
which land was allotted on concessional rate are not eligible under this scheme.

2. After detailed examination of the representations received from the Representatives of

four estates viz Legislature, Judiciary, Executive and Media Persons for allotment of
Government land for purpose of house sites, orders were issued in G.O.Ms.No.522 Revenue
(Asn.V) Department, dt.4-5-2006, allotting the Government land to an extent of Ac.245-00 in
certain villages of Ranaga Reddy District to the following categories of persons for the purpose
of house sites on payment of basic value of the land as follows:
Sl.No. Category Sy.No. Village Extent allotted
Ac.Gts
1. MPs/MLAs 276 Puppalaguda 72.00
2. Judges (39) People of Eminence (126) Pre 149 Nanakramguda 38.00
1989 AIS (63)
3. Post 1989 of AIS (170) serving AIS Officers 454/1 Puppalaguda 32.00
other cadre with A.P. Nativity
(working/worked on deputation in A.P.(22)
4. Serving post 1989 AIS Officers (132) 132 Vattinagulapally 33.00
5. Media persons as per professional seniority 332 Nizampet 32.00
6. Media persons as per professional seniority 25/2 Pet- 38.00
Basheerabag

3. The following conditions were also imposed for allotment of Government land to the
members as noted in Para 2 above for the purpose of house sites:

i. The flow of one time benefit is irrespective of his/her other private possessions to
ensure equity and avoid discrimination.
ii. Government reserves the right to alter size of the plot as per exigencies.
iii. Members of categories Sl.No.2 to 6 who have not availed any benefit of allotment of
land at concessional rate by Government either directly or through Society in the
twin of Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Ranga Reddy or any other district are eligible to
apply for the plot.
iv. All sitting MLAs and sitting MPs will be given a plot provided they do not have any
house or house site in Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
v. An employee shall be eligible for only one time allotment of Government
concessional house sites during his / her service.
vi. The scheme will be applicable to only serving AIS Officers and the cut of date for
eligibility of the officers should be 29-04-2006
vii. if both husband / wife are employees, only one person is eligible.
viii. The wife/ family members of AIS officers who died in harness prior to their
retirement (including those who killed by Naxalites while on duty) and had not
availed the facilities have allotment of house sites at concessional rates are also
eligible.
ix. no person who is allotted a plot shall alienate or transfer or otherwise dispose of the
land using the instrument of the GPA within a period of 10 years from the date of
allotment.
4. It was also ordered by Government that in the 3rd read above that the land shall be
allotted to HUDA which in turn would develop the layouts in five blocks at respective locations
allotted for house sites. Advance Possession shall be handed over to HUDA which will
commence its work out of its own reserves to be reimbursed by each allotee. Each allottee will
have to pay the actual cost of the plot i.e. Basic value plus cost of development as worked out by
HUDA in three equal installment within period of six months from date of allotment.

5. Sri V.S.Bose and 2 others have filed a Public Interest Litigation in W.P.No.13730/2006
against the allotment of Government lands to four estates of Government through
G.O.Ms.No.522, Revenue (Asn.V) department, dt.4-5-2006. Hon’ble High Court in its interim
orders dt.11-07-2006 in W.P.No.13730/230 issued directions restraining the respondents from
taking any further action in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.522.

6. Hon’ble APHC has disposed off the W.P.No.13730/2006 through its order dt.08-10-2007
with the following direction:
“In the result, the writ petition is allowed and G.O.Ms.No.522, Dated.04-05-2006 is
quashed insofar as it provides for allotment of land to individuals, who are not members of the
societies / groups and who may have received the benefit of concessional allotment from the
government earlier or as member of any society or group to which concessional allotment was
made. G.O.Ms.No.1424, dt.28-09-2006 whereby the land has been earmarked for respondent
No.4 is declared to be in consonance with the policy contained in G.O.Ms.No.243, dt.28-02-
2005, subject to the rider that all restrictions contained in that G.O. will apply to the allotment of
land by respondent No.4 to its members. The government will also do well to incorporate an
additional restriction against the allotment of land to those who own house or house-site in their
own name or in the name of their spouse or children and make the same applicable to the
allotment made to respondent No.4 and all future allotments, which may be made in accordance
with the policy enshrined in G.O.Ms.No.242, and 243, dt.28-02-2005.

7. Government after careful examination, have decided to accept and implement the orders
of Hon’ble High Court for allotment of Government land in favour of Mutually Aided Co-
operative Housing Society Ltd instead of individual members as per the norms fixed in the G.O.
first read above.

8. Government have also examined in detail the observation made by the Hon’ble High
Court and have decided that the allotment of house sites to the members through their societies
shall be made in accordance with the policy enunciated in G.O.Ms.No.242, 243 and 244,
Revenue (Assn.I) department, dt.28-02-2005.

9. In pursuance of the decisions taken in para 7 & 8 above, Government hereby order to
allot the Government land to an extent of Ac.32.00 gts in Sy.No.332 at Nizampet Village, and to
an extent of Ac 38.00 gts., in Sy.No.25/2 at Pet Basheerabad village in Qutubullapur Mandal,
Ranga Reddy District, in favour of Jawaharlal Nehru Journalists House Building Society on
payment of Basic Value of the land per acre existing as on 04-05-2006, for purpose of house
sites with the following conditions:

i. allotment of house sites to the members shall be in accordance with policy enunciated
G.O.Ms.No.242, 243 and 244, Revenue (Assn.I) Department, dt.28-2-2005.
ii. The members who got any allotment of land on concessional rate from Government
either directly or through the Societies to which the Government land was allotted on
concessional rate, are not eligible.
iii. The land earmarked for working Journalists and Media persons shall be kept at the
disposal of Commissioner I&PR for allotment to the Jawaharlal Nehru Journalists House
Building Society, after formulating the guidelines,
iv. In case both wife and husband are employed, only one member is eligible for allotment of
land by the Society.
 v. The land shall be handed over to the Society by the District Collector, Ranga Reddy
District on payment of cost of land in lumpsum.
vi. The development of the land shall be taken up by the Society on their own or they can
engage any other development agencies duly following the Zonal regulations.
vii. Each member shall be eligible for 300 Sq.yards.
viii. No person who is allotted a plot shall alienate or transfer or otherwise dispose of the land
using the instrument of GPA within a period of 10 years from the date of allotment.
ix. The Society shall be complete the process of allotment of House site within a period of 6
months from the date of alienation of land.
x. The member who is allotted a house site by the Society shall have complete the house
within a period of two years from the date of alienation of the land by the Government.
xi. The member shall furnish to the Secretary of the Society a notarized affidavit on a Non-
judicial Stamp paper worth Rs.10/- as shown in the proforma appended to this order.

10. A Committee comprising principal Secretary (Rev), Principal Secretary (Endowment)

and Commissioner, I&PR, as Convener is constituted to verify and confirm the eligibility of the
members of the Society. The Management of the Society shall furnish details of its members to
the High Level Committee and get the clearance before distributing the house sites to its
members.

11. The land allotted shall be kept at the disposal of the Commissioner, I&PR till the final
approval of the members list by the Committee.

12. Orders issued in G.O.3rd read above, are modified to the above effect.

13. The Spl.CS & CCLA and Collector, Ranga Reddy District, shall take necessary action in
the matter.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

M. SAMUEL
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Spl.CS & CCLA Hyderabad
The Collector, Ranga Reddy District
Copy to
The President, Jawaharlal Nehru Journalists House Building Society (Through Collector, RRD)
The PS to Principal Secretary (MS)
SC/SFs

//FORWARDED BY ORDER//

SECTION OFFICER
29314/Asn.V(1)2006
Chenna 25-05-2008