Layout regularisation - Telangana govt extends deadline under LRS 2020
An estimated 20 million low- and middle-class households stand to gain from the program's provisions by extending the deadline, including access to infrastructural upgrades and the legal recognition of their homes.
In addition to not adhering to development standards, master plans, or statutory development plans, these layouts frequently neglect to include necessary infrastructure like lighting, drainage, and roadways.
The plan aims to provide citizens with basic amenities and better living circumstances by incorporating these unofficial communities into the official planning framework.
By granting legal status to unapproved and unlawful layouts and constructions, Telangana's Land Regularisation Scheme (LRS) seeks to encourage planned growth in metropolitan areas.
• Plots or entire layouts may be registered, depending on the applicant's status as the owner or representative of the layout.
• The cost varies based on the location, data-size, and other characteristics of the plot; for plots smaller than 100 square meters, the minimum road width required may be as low as six meters.
• If open spaces do not follow established guidelines, pro-rata open space fees will be applied.
• Included in the regularisation fees is the NALA fee (changing agricultural land to non-agricultural land use).
• General powers of attorney and agreements of sale are not acceptable as proof; only copies of the selling transaction or title deed are allowed.
• The regularisation costs were restructured into seven slabs in 2022, as opposed to the previous four, and the new charges were greater than those of the 2015 version.
Through the official website, applications for the LRS program can be made online. The procedure entails entering personal information, uploading required papers, and making payments. On the same portal, applicants may monitor the status of their applications after submitting them.