Land resurvey exercise: Andhra Pradesh revenue staff want reduction in workload

The Andhra Pradesh Revenue Services’ Association (APRSA) has urged the State government to ease the workload on revenue employees engaged in the ongoing land resurvey exercise, citing multiple duties being handled simultaneously by the field-level staff.

At its State executive committee meeting chaired by president Bopparaju Venkateswarlu at Revenue Bhavan on Sunday, the association said employees were facing pressure from local body election duties, Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, cyclone-related work, census training, pattadar passbook distribution, festival duties and protocol assignments.

The association expressed concern that some district officials were imposing resurvey targets without considering ground-level constraints, causing severe mental stress and health problems among employees.

Mr. Venkateswarlu said employees were working with dedication despite inadequate time and funds. He stressed that accuracy and quality should receive equal importance as speed, as the resurvey was intended to create reliable land records for future generations.

He pointed out that the process involved four stages of e-KYC for every farmer, from ground-truthing to passbook distribution. The villages covered in the fifth and sixth phases were particularly problematic and required careful verification. Hasty completion could result in errors similar to those found in earlier passbooks, he cautioned.

The association sought adequate manpower, technical support, funds and time to complete the exercise.

It also urged the government to construct new buildings for dilapidated tahsildar offices and immediately hand over 108 completed tahsildar offices and eight revenue divisional office buildings. Over ₹300 crore was required to clear pending bills and complete the process, according to a report submitted by the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA).

Citing recent damage to the Rajolu tahsildar office due to flooding and the collapse of a portion of the Challapalli tahsildar office building in Krishna district, the association warned that employees and valuable government records were at risk.

APRSA president Bopparaju Venkateswarlu and general secretary Chebrolu Krishna Murthy urged the government to address the infrastructure issues without delay.

Published - November 15, 2026 07:49 pm IST