Service Guide · Andhra Pradesh · Conversion
NA Conversion in Andhra Pradesh
: The Lawful Route to Buildable Land
Between a paddy field and a house plot stands one legal event: conversion. Andhra Pradesh's Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006 defines the route, an application through MeeSeva or the Tahsildar, a fee keyed to the land's value, an order that rewrites the parcel's permitted use. Everything built without that event is built on borrowed time.
Statute
AP Agri Land Conversion Act, 2006
Filed through
MeeSeva / Tahsildar
Decided by
Revenue authorities
Levy
Keyed to the land's value
Deliverable
Conversion order
Not a substitute for
DTCP / municipal sanction
Verify on
Adangal classification
Bottom line
The order changes what the land may be. Sanctions decide what you may build.
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What NA conversion means under the 2006 Act
200–300 words
Definition
NA conversion is the statutory rewriting of a parcel's use from agricultural to non-agricultural under Andhra Pradesh's 2006 Act. The application travels via MeeSeva or the Tahsildar, the levy is assessed against the land's value, and the outcome is an order after which the Adangal's classification changes.
Eligibility precedes application. The Act converts clean parcels: unrestricted title, no assignment conditions, no 22A notification, no attachment. A restricted parcel does not become convertible by filing harder; its restriction is a separate legal problem with its own, often closed, path.
The order begins a ladder rather than ending one. Above conversion sit the planning sanctions, DTCP for layouts, municipal or panchayat permission for buildings, and above those, bank finance that checks the whole ladder. Skipping a rung shows up at the next one.
Cost discipline flows from the value linkage. Because the levy keys to the land's value, the IGRS rate card is readable in advance, making the conversion cost a known number in your project maths rather than a surprise in a demand notice.
In AP the conversion file moves through MeeSeva's counter into the revenue chain. Keep the acknowledgment; it is the handle for every status question that follows. Fees are assessed under the state's conversion rules; verify the current basis against the demand notice before paying.
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How to apply for NA conversion in AP
500–800 words
Clean parcels move; clouded ones stall. Establish which you hold first.
The 2006 Act route
Establish eligibility
Audit the 1B, the 22A list and the acquisition trail for restrictions.
This audit, not the counter, decides the outcome.
File the application
Submit through MeeSeva or the Tahsildar with record copies and the parcel sketch.
Precision on survey and extent prevents re-work.
Meet the demand
Pay the levy assessed on the land's value and preserve the challan.
Pre-compute from the IGRS rate card to sanity-check the demand.
Take the order, verify the class
Collect the conversion order and watch the Adangal's classification change.
The changed record, not the order alone, completes the event.
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The approvals ladder after conversion
200–300 words
Conversion is the first rung. Here is the climb that follows.
Rung | Authority | What it authorises |
|---|---|---|
NA conversion order | Revenue (via MeeSeva) | Non-agricultural use of the parcel |
Layout sanction | DTCP / UDA | Plotting, roads, open spaces |
Building permission | Municipality / Panchayat | Actual construction |
Utility connections | Discoms, water boards | Power and water at NA tariffs |
Institutional finance | Banks, HFCs | Loans against the converted asset |
An order matching your exact survey number, an Adangal now reading non-agricultural, and the next rung's sanction already in progress.
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Common NA conversion issues, and the fix
200–300 words
Conversion projects derail at predictable points.
Construction started rung-first
Building preceded the order.
halt, regularise through the revenue chain, and absorb the penalty arithmetic.
Demand looks inflated
The levy exceeds your rate-card computation.
contest with the IGRS figure for the survey number in hand.
Restricted parcel filed anyway
Assignment or 22A status surfaced mid-process.
the application cannot cure status; resolve the restriction lawfully or release the parcel.
Order held out as building permission
A venture waves the conversion order as full sanction.
demand the DTCP and building rungs; the order alone authorises none of the construction.
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Why to interrogate NA conversion before the price
200–300 words
The margin in plotted ventures often hides in the ladder: land bought at agricultural rates, sold at plot prices, with the conversion rung, and its cost and risk, quietly transferred to the buyer.
Ask for the order by survey number
Asking for the order by survey number returns that cost to the seller's side of the table.
Converting your own land: in order, in writing
Where you convert your own land, run the ladder in order and in writing. Each rung documented is a future resale accelerated and a bank file that clears without queries.
Plot marketing that answers the conversion question with a brochure instead of an order number is answering it. Price the parcel as agricultural until the order exists.
Frequently asked questions
What law governs NA conversion in AP?
What law governs NA conversion in AP?
The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006, administered through the revenue chain with filings via MeeSeva.
How is the conversion fee set?
How is the conversion fee set?
As a levy keyed to the land's value. Pre-compute from the IGRS AP rate card for your survey number to sanity-check the demand.
Does the order let me start building?
Does the order let me start building?
No. It authorises non-agricultural use. Layout and building sanctions from DTCP or the local body authorise construction on top of it.
Can assigned or 22A land convert?
Can assigned or 22A land convert?
Not by application. Restrictions are separate legal questions with their own narrow paths, and most stay closed to private buyers.
How do I verify a venture's conversion claim?
How do I verify a venture's conversion claim?
Ask for the order tied to the exact survey number, then confirm the Adangal's classification reads non-agricultural on Meebhoomi.
What if construction already began unconverted?
What if construction already began unconverted?
Stop, regularise through the revenue authorities, and budget for penalties. The exposure compounds the longer it runs.