Telangana land owner on ground, not in official records

Decades-old Sada Bainamas — informal, plain-paper land agreements — have left over nine lakh farmers in Telangana without titles as procedural hurdles and record discrepancies stall regularisation under the Bhu Bharati Act, 2025. Small and marginal farmers are calling for Gram Sabha verifications and clearer rules to secure ownership and reduce disputes, report M. Rajeev, P. Sridhar and P. Laxma Reddy

​Decades-old Sada Bainamas — informal, plain-paper land agreements — have left over nine lakh farmers in Telangana without titles as procedural hurdles and record discrepancies stall regularisation under the Bhu Bharati Act, 2025. Small and marginal farmers are calling for Gram Sabha verifications and clearer rules to secure ownership and reduce disputes, report M. Rajeev, P. Sridhar and P. Laxma Reddy