LRS status in Telangana — HMDA LRS and LRS 2020 explained
What is LRS?
The Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) lets owners of plots in unapproved or illegal layouts get the plot regularised by paying the charges fixed in the rules. The official LRS 2020 FAQ lists the benefits: the regularised plot becomes eligible for building permission, and civic amenities are extended once all plot owners pay; without it, the FAQ says, no building permission, no regular water supply and roads, and no registration of the plot by sale.
HMDA LRS (2015 rules) — how to read your status
HMDA processed LRS applications under the Telangana regularisation rules issued by G.O.Ms.No.151 MA&UD dated 02.11.2015, with the application window extended by G.O.Ms.No.210 (31.12.2015) and G.O.Ms.No.33 (01.02.2016) — these orders are cited in HMDA’s own proceedings. HMDA’s portal states that the extended window closed on 01.03.2016. The status check above returns one of four answers, exactly as HMDA’s page prints them:
- Approved — “Approved Digitally signed Proceeding and plan download”. The proceeding names the applicant, plot, survey numbers and village, and the regularisation conditions.
- Rejected — “Rejected Proceeding download”. The rejection proceeding gives the reason (for example, no reply to a show-cause notice).
- Pending — “… is not yet Approved/Rejected State.”
- Not found — “Entered Application Number is invalid, please check once.”
LRS 2020 — how to search your application
LRS 2020 runs on lrs.telangana.gov.in under the Regularization of Unapproved and Illegal Layout Rules 2020 (G.O.Ms.No.131 MA&UD, 31-08-2020) for urban and rural areas.
- Open APPLICATION SEARCH on the LRS portal (no login needed).
- Choose Application Number and enter the number from your acknowledgement, or choose Other Details.
- For Other Details, pick the authority (Municipality, Corporation, Gram Panchayat, HMDA, UDA, GHMC, CMC, MMC or FCDA), then district, mandal and village, and type the applicant name (survey number is optional).
- Submit to see the application details. For payment receipts, use the portal’s receipt page after logging in as a citizen.
Help from the portal: [email protected], toll-free 1800 425 8838.
LRS 2020 rules at a glance (from the official FAQ)
| Question | Official answer |
|---|---|
| Who is eligible? | Plot owners with a registered sale deed executed before 26-08-2020 (FAQ Q6, Q11) |
| Gram Panchayat areas? | Yes, the scheme applies to all Gram Panchayat areas (Q4) |
| Is a GP-approved layout without DTCP/UDA/HMDA technical approval valid? | No — such plots need regularisation (Q5, Q13, Q14) |
| Fee at application | Rs 1,000 per individual plot, Rs 10,000 per layout; balance was due by 31-01-2021 (Q15) |
| Plots carved out of open spaces | Cannot be regularised (Q8) |
| Plots affected by a Master Plan road | Will not be regularised (Q10) |
| Plot that blocks a layout road | Cannot be regularised (Q12) |
| Unauthorised building on the plot | Plot can be regularised; the FAQ says there was no provision then for regularising unauthorised buildings (Q16) |
Source: LRS 2020 FAQs, lrs.telangana.gov.in, read on 28 Sep 2026.
Before buying a plot that has an LRS application
- An application is not an approval — ask for the regularisation proceeding and check it with the status above or on the LRS 2020 portal.
- Match the proceeding’s plot number, survey numbers and village with the sale deed.
- Check whether the layout itself was ever approved — search the HMDA layout records.
