## The two-line summary
TG-RERA's 2025 amendment cycle added five disclosures to every
registered project's public page. Most of them benefit you, the buyer,
materially. None of them require any action *from* you — but knowing
they exist changes how you should read a project's RERA listing
before signing anything.
## What TG-RERA already required
Since 2017, every Telangana project of more than 8 units or 500 sq.m
has had to register with TG-RERA before marketing. The pre-amendment
disclosure pack already included:
- The promoter's name, PAN, and shareholding structure
- The project's title chain and approvals
- The sanctioned plan, layout and elevations
- The carpet area of every unit (in sq.m, not "super built-up")
- The committed delivery date
- The price list at registration
A project that is *registered* is not the same as a project that is
*sound*. Registration is a floor, not a ceiling. The 2.0 amendments
raise the floor.
## The five new disclosures (effective Q3 2025)
### 1. Quarterly construction-progress reports
Every project now files a quarterly progress report. The promoter
uploads photographs and a structural milestone declaration. RERA
publishes them on the project page. If a milestone slips by more
than 90 days, the promoter is required to issue a public revision
of the delivery commitment.
**What to do with it:** Before booking, open the project's RERA page
and read the *last four* progress reports. Look for two things —
slippage between commitment and reality, and the photographic
quality of the upload (is the developer comfortable showing the
site, or does every quarter use carefully cropped frames?).
### 2. Escrow account quarterly statement
70% of buyer payments must sit in a project-specific escrow used
only for that project's land, construction and approvals. The
2025 amendment adds a quarterly bank-stamped statement to the
RERA page, showing inflows and outflows.
**What to do with it:** Cross-check inflows against the developer's
public sales claims. If the developer is "70% sold" but the escrow
shows aggregate inflows of less than 25% of the sales-price-times-
units-sold figure, something does not add up. Ask the developer
about it before signing — their answer is informative.
### 3. Litigation disclosure
Every project now lists pending litigation (if any) at three layers:
on the *land*, on the *promoter*, and on the *project itself.*
Litigation that does not materially affect title or delivery is
explicitly tagged "non-material" by counsel.
**What to do with it:** Material litigation on the land or the
project is a clear stop. Non-material litigation against the
promoter (employment, vendor disputes) is usually not a buyer's
concern but worth one question.
### 4. Approvals tracker
Every approval the project requires — from layout sanction to
fire NOC to the last completion certificate — is listed with one
of three status tags: *Granted*, *Applied*, *Not yet applied.*
Each tag carries the date it was last updated.
**What to do with it:** A project advertising "ready to register"
or "near possession" must show every approval in *Granted* status.
Anything in *Applied* is in the regulator's queue and may take
2–6 quarters to resolve. Anything in *Not yet applied* on a project
that claims to be at hand-over stage is a red flag.
### 5. Allottee complaint summary
The page now lists the *count* and *category* of complaints filed
with TG-RERA against the project. Categories include misleading
advertisement, possession delay, structural defect, and refund
non-payment. The page does not list complainant identities.
**What to do with it:** Zero is normal for a small project; double
digits on a small project deserve scrutiny. The category matters
more than the count — a single structural-defect complaint is
materially different from twenty advertisement-misrepresentation
complaints.
## The buyer's three new rights
The 2025 amendment cycle also clarified three buyer rights that
existed in spirit but were patchily enforced:
- **The right to refund + 2% above bank rate, within 45 days.**
If you cancel for cause covered by Section 18 of the parent Act
(delivery delay beyond the agreement, structural deviation), the
refund window is now 45 days, down from 60.
- **The right to a "complete" set of project records on demand.**
The promoter must provide every approval, every quarterly
report, every escrow statement on a single written request.
- **The right to be informed of project-level changes.** If the
promoter changes the sanctioned plan, the original allottees
must be notified within 15 days and given a 30-day window to
exit at refund + 2%.
## How to read a project's RERA page in three minutes
1. Open the page (rera.telangana.gov.in → search by RERA number).
2. **Approvals tab.** Every approval should be *Granted* on a
ready-to-register project. Anything in *Applied* on such a
project is a question.
3. **Quarterly reports tab.** Read the last four. Track the
delivery date. Slippage of more than 90 days, twice in eight
quarters, is a pattern.
4. **Escrow tab.** Eyeball-check inflows against claimed sales.
5. **Complaints tab.** Look at categories more than counts.
If all five tabs read clean, the project is regulator-clean.
That is the *floor*, not the ceiling — you still want to do title
work, but you can do it with confidence.
## What this changes for plotted developments
Plotted-development projects (HMDA / DTCP layouts above the
threshold) are also covered. Two specifics:
- The *roads, water and drainage* infrastructure are construction
obligations under RERA. Quarterly reports must show drainage
laid, electrical commissioning, road blacktopping. The same
disclosure logic applies.
- The clubhouse and amenities are project obligations. Their
approvals and construction status are tracked on the same page.
Read a plotted project's RERA page exactly the same way as you
would an apartment project's. The discipline transfers.
> "RERA 2.0 has not given buyers any new powers. It has made the
> existing powers actually exercisable in three minutes, not three
> months."
That is the lasting change.
