HYDERABAD: The Telangana government is targeting an additional revenue of approximately Rs 4,000 crore by revising land values for property registration, with plans to implement these changes by the end of May. The Registration and Stamps (R&S) department is preparing to increase land values by 20% to 100% across the state.
According to sources within the R&S department, revenue from non-agricultural property registrations was Rs 15,200 crore in 2025-26, with an updated goal of Rs 19,000 crore anticipated to be met after land value revisions. Buyers will owe 6% in urban areas and 7.5% in rural regions for registration and stamp duties based on property values.
Initially, adjustments were planned only for the core urban areas of Hyderabad (CURE), but the scope has expanded to include both agricultural and non-agricultural properties statewide. The last revision occurred nearly four years ago.
This revision aims to bridge the significant discrepancy between government-assessed values and current market rates. For instance, agricultural land within the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) jurisdiction is assessed at Rs 5 lakh per acre, while the market average ranges from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 30 lakh per acre, even in remote villages.
A senior official from the R&S department indicated that if the real estate market remains stable, land value increases for property registration would range from 20% to 30%. However, areas experiencing price surges may see increases of 100% or more.
Western regions of Hyderabad, including Kokapet, Gandipet, Mokila, Gachibowli, Gopanpally, Rajendranagar, Budwel, and Nanakramguda, will likely see the largest hikes. For example, in Kokapet, the government sold one acre for approximately Rs 100 crore, while developers are selling flats at Rs 12,000 per square foot, with the government’s registration value set at Rs 3,000 per square foot.
Similar disparities exist in Gachibowli and Madhapur, where government land values for registration hover between Rs 3,000 and Rs 4,500 per square foot. Meanwhile, in Bachupally, flats are registered at Rs 2,000 per square foot, while builders demand up to Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 per square foot.
In Mokila, the government sets the apartment registration rate at Rs 2,000 per square foot. Open plot values in Kokapet and the Financial District are currently at least Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh per square yard, whereas the government rates are Rs 13,500 for residential areas and Rs 23,800 per square yard for commercial properties.
For residential properties in Bachupally, the registration value is Rs 12,600 compared to market rates of Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000,dependent on locality. The government plans a 20% increase in land values for existing rates in the eastern part of the city, including areas along Vijayawada Highway up to Choutuppal and Warangal Highway up to Yadagirigutta.
