HMDA studies 245% enhance in license charge assortment this 12 months; skyscrapers lead progress

A 63-storey tower, housing 362 items on a 2.17-acre plot in Kokapet, is the tallest residential construction that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Growth Authority (HMDA) has sanctioned this 12 months until September. [2025]. Added to a 56-storey five-tower advanced on 7.71 acres and one other mixed-use undertaking with 66 lakh sq. ft of built-up space on 9.71 acres, Kokapet holds the crown as probably the most sought-after actual property vacation spot within the city metropolis, as measured by way of constructing permits granted by HMDA.

Two extra buildings, with 30 and 47 flooring respectively, are being constructed in Bandlaguda Jagir, demonstrating absolutely the development in direction of high-rise housing.

An HMDA assertion stated the multi-storey constructing (MSB) section led the spectacular progress in building permits through the interval. A complete of 77 orders had been sanctioned, protecting 78.71 lakh sq. meters and yielding Rs 514 million for the city growth authority – a pointy enhance from the 55 orders in 2023, representing 37.03 lakh sq. meters and a income of Rs 215 million.

Variety of building permits sanctioned by HMDA

The full income earned by HMDA additionally confirmed a colossal enhance, with license charge collections rising to ₹1,225 million, a rise of 245% from ₹355 million in 2024 and by 82% from ₹674 million in 2023. Month-to-month revenues persistently exceeded these of earlier years. In September alone, collections reached ₹132 million, a rise of 263% in comparison with September 2024.

HMDA License Payment Assortment

Through the nine-month interval, HMDA dismissed 6,079 functions, marking a rise of 49% over 2024 and 36% over 2023. Constructing permits acquired totaled 2,961, a rise of 18% over 2024 and eight% over 2023, whereas 2,904 circumstances had been resolved, reflecting a 47% enhance in in comparison with 2024 and 26% in comparison with 2023. 2023.

Noting that the HMDA recorded a “outstanding” turnaround in city governance between January and September this 12 months, Metropolitan Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmad attributed the efficiency to a strengthened monitoring system.

All pending recordsdata at the moment are categorised by length – above 60 days, 30-60 days, inside 30 days and inside per week – and reviewed each day on the Commissioner degree, an HMDA assertion stated. Every software is digitally tracked by dashboards that allow on the spot bottleneck escalation and fast decision-making. Resulting from these measures, the backlog of greater than 30 days fell to lower than 2%, and efforts are underway to get rid of it fully.

In 2025, HMDA acquired 3,677 new functions within the classes of multi-storey buildings, layouts and different buildings, of which 2,887 had been authorized, representing an approval fee of 79%, in comparison with 38% in 2024 (1,216 out of three,209 functions) and 58% in 2023 (2,014 out of three,452).

International approvals and revenues additionally greater than doubled in two years. Structure permits lined 2,862 acres, a 512% enhance from 2024; housing layouts reached 38.24 lakh sq. meters, a rise of 186%; and building permits accounted for 88.15 lakh sq. meters, a rise of 239% in comparison with 2024 and 87% in comparison with 2023.