Telangana - Convert Agriculture Land to NALA

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Procedure

Apply Online

1. To Convert Agriculture Land to NALA, the applicant has to make the application online via the following link [https://dharani.telangana.gov.in/ApplicationForNALAMessage link]
2. The applicant has to click the menu “Click Here to Continue” and enter mobile number and password and enter captcha and click get OTP.
3. If the applicant is a new user click “sign up” and enter credentials and create user id.
4. Then the applicant has to enter all the necessary details in the application form.
5. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Review the application and click “Submit”
7. Then the application will forward online to the Tahsildar and to the competent authority for making changes in the revenue record that the agriculture land is converted as non-agricultural land.
8. After approval of application, competent authority (Revenue inspector) will issue a notice of demand. MeeSeva operator will provide the Receipt of Intimation of payment for land conversion.
9. The assessment is payable within 30 days from the date of service of demand notice. The landowner can pay one-time conversion tax to Government by challan. After paying the tax, obtain a copy of challan. After Tax payment, the Revenue officer will issue a certificate within 30 days.
10. After the landowner receiving the certificate, he or she will have to convert agricultural land to non-agriculture purposes such as industrial, commercial and residential purposes.
11. The Revenue inspector will inspect and measure the converted agriculture land. In the case of deceitful land conversion, the officer will issue a notice to the landowner.
12. The District Collector will review the records for every three months, whether the converted land is used for the intended purpose.
13. This entire process can be completed within 2 – 3months or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Apply through MeeSeva

1. To Convert Agriculture Land to NALA, the applicant has to approach the nearby Meeseva centres in Telangana – link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned office or the applicant has to download the application form from the following link – link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting it.
6. Submit the filled application form and all other required documents to MeeSeva centre. The user charge in the MeeSeva centre is Rs.35.
7. Then the MeeSeva operator will forward conversion application form online to the Tahsildar and to the competent authority for making changes in the revenue record that the agriculture land is converted as non-agricultural land.
8. After approval of application, competent authority (Revenue inspector) will issue a notice of demand. MeeSeva operator will provide the Receipt of Intimation of payment for land conversion.
9. The assessment is payable within 30 days from the date of service of demand notice. The landowner can pay one-time conversion tax to Government by challan. After paying the tax, obtain a copy of challan. After Tax payment, the Revenue officer will issue a certificate within 30 days.
10. After the landowner receiving the certificate, he or she will have to convert agricultural land to non-agriculture purposes such as industrial, commercial and residential purposes.
11. The Revenue inspector will inspect and measure the converted agriculture land. In the case of deceitful land conversion, the officer will issue a notice to the landowner.
12. The District Collector will review the records for every three months, whether the converted land is used for the intended purpose.
13. This entire process can be completed within 2 – 3months or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form link
• Basic Value certificate from Sub-Registrar
• Ration Card
• Pattadar Passbooks
• Land title deed
• EPIC Card
• Aadhaar Card

Office Locations & Contacts

Chief Commissioner of Land Administration
O/o Chief Commissioner of Land
Administration Telangana State,
Opp: Annapurna Hotel,
Nampally Station Road,
Abids, Hyderabad - 500001
Tel: 040 – 23200027
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Contact link – link

Eligibility

• Any person who intends to Convert Agriculture Land to NALA is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form – link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 2- 3 months or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name of the local council
• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Village
• District
• Mandal
• Name of the owner
• Aadhaar number
• Survey number
• Amount

Need for the Document

• Agricultural land cannot be utilized for residential, commercial or industrial purpose except on conversion of the same into non-agricultural land. The process of converting agricultural land into non-agricultural land is called as land conversion.
• As per the provision of Telangana Non-Agricultural Lands Assessment Act (NALA), agricultural land can be converted for non-agriculture purposes only by taking prior permission from the competent authorities. In this article, we look at the procedure for land conversion in Telangana.

Information which might help

Non-applicability of NALA
The Non-Agricultural Lands Assessment Act does not apply to below-mentioned types of land:

• NALA is not applicable for lands in estates which are not under Government
• If a land owned by Central or State Government but does not include lands leased out for a non-agricultural purpose, NALA is not significant
• Land vested in local authority and used for the non-agricultural purpose cannot be converted as per NALA
• If a land owned by a local authority and used for any commercial purpose but so long as no income is derived from this land, NALA is not applicable
• NALA is not applicable for the land of any charitable or religious, educational institution
• NALA tax excludes the lands that are exclusively for the residential purpose where its extent does not exceed one hundred square metres

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

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Others

• If any agricultural land in the Telangana has been put to non-agricultural purpose without obtaining the permission from the Revenue Officer, the land will be deemed to have been converted into non-agricultural purpose. Upon such deemed conversion, the Revenue officer will impose a fine of 50% over and above the conversion fee of that land.
• The landowner needs to pay the penalty. Any penalty remains unpaid after the date specified for penalty payment; the land will be recoverable as per the provisions of the Revenue Recovery Act.