Open Plots in Bibinagar, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
Bibinagar, 17–20 km past the ORR on the Warangal highway, is the AIIMS town of the eastern corridor. HMDA plot bands by distance from the campus, rental-build realities, water-line checks and how it compares with Bhongir.

- About 17–20 km from the ORR Ghatkesar interchange on NH-163, roughly 30 km from Uppal
- AIIMS Bibinagar on the highway drives rental and end-user demand within about 3 km
- HMDA layouts near the campus typically ₹20,000–₹32,000 per sq yd as of October 2026
- Rail junction where the Guntur branch leaves the Secunderabad–Kazipet main line
- Common plot sizes 150–267 sq yd; tank FTL and Musi-lowland checks are essential
| What | Indicative range | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HMDA layouts within ~3 km of AIIMS and NH-163, 30–40 ft roads | ₹20,000 – ₹32,000 per sq yd | indicative, Oct 2026 |
| Resale plots in established Bibinagar town colonies | ₹18,000 – ₹30,000 per sq yd | indicative, Oct 2026 |
| HMDA / DTCP ventures 3–8 km off the highway | ₹12,000 – ₹20,000 per sq yd | indicative, Oct 2026 |
| Outer approved ventures beyond 8 km | ₹8,000 – ₹14,000 per sq yd | indicative, Oct 2026; check development on site |
| NH-163 frontage, commercial use | ₹35,000 – ₹75,000 per sq yd | indicative, Oct 2026; check widening setback |
| Gram panchayat or unapproved ventures | ₹4,000 – ₹9,000 per sq yd | indicative, Oct 2026; regularisation risk |
Ranges reflect recent transactions and advisor observation as of 2026-10. Always verify against the sub-registrar market value and the specific parcel.
Anyone pricing open plots in Bibinagar is really pricing a hospital town. Bibinagar is the first real town you reach on the Warangal highway after leaving the Outer Ring Road at Ghatkesar, roughly 17 to 20 km out on NH-163 in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. For most of its history it was a railway junction with a weekly market and paddy fields running down toward the Musi. Then the All India Institute of Medical Sciences opened its Bibinagar campus on the highway, and the town acquired something no other place on this corridor has: a national medical institution with a permanent, salaried population that needs somewhere to live. For a plot buyer, that hospital is the reason the market exists in its current form, and it is also the reason so many brochures within 15 km now use the words "AIIMS side".
This guide is written from layouts we have walked on both sides of the highway, along the Pochampally road, around the station and toward the Bhongir and Ghatkesar edges of the mandal. It explains what actually drives prices here, how HMDA and DTCP approvals apply in the mandal, indicative per square yard bands as of October 2026, the tank and Musi checks that matter, and how Bibinagar compares with Bhongir and Ghatkesar for a plot buyer. All figures are indicative ranges drawn from recent transactions and advisor observation. They are not quotations, and individual plots can sit outside them.
Why buyers shortlist open plots in Bibinagar
Plot buyers on the eastern side of Hyderabad usually end up choosing between three things: paying city-fringe prices near the ORR, going much further out to a district town, or finding something in between. Bibinagar is the in-between option, and it has more going for it than most.
- A demand anchor that does not depend on speculation. AIIMS employs doctors, nurses, technicians, administrative staff and security and housekeeping contractors, and it trains MBBS, nursing and postgraduate students. Patients and their families come from across Telangana. All of them need rooms, flats, food and services within a short ride of the campus.
- Distance that works. At under 20 km from the ORR, a family can live in Bibinagar and still reach Uppal, Habsiguda or the Pocharam IT belt for work. Further out, at Bhongir or Yadagirigutta, that becomes a stretch.
- A rail junction. Bibinagar is where the line toward Nalgonda, Nadikudi and Guntur branches off the Secunderabad–Kazipet main line. Commuter trains to Secunderabad are an option, not just a talking point.
- The ORR-to-RRR band. Bibinagar sits inside the Regional Ring Road, between it and the ORR. Planners and investors broadly expect that band to absorb the next phase of Hyderabad's outward growth.
- Lower ticket sizes than Ghatkesar. An approved 200 sq yd plot that would cost ₹45 lakh or more near the Ghatkesar interchange can often be found for well under ₹40 lakh in Bibinagar's inner fringe.
The caution is equally simple. Bibinagar is still a small town. Schools, shopping and private hospitals beyond AIIMS itself are limited, so many families who buy here are buying for later or for rental income rather than to move in immediately. And the AIIMS premium is concentrated close to the campus; it fades much faster with distance than sellers like to admit.
Bibinagar plot prices at a glance, October 2026
- HMDA-approved layouts within about 3 km of the AIIMS campus and NH-163, on 30–40 ft roads, typically trade at roughly ₹20,000 to ₹32,000 per sq yd.
- Resale plots in established colonies around Bibinagar town and the station sit around ₹18,000 to ₹30,000 per sq yd, with clean vacant plots in short supply.
- Approved ventures 3 to 8 km off the highway, on the Pochampally road and interior BT roads, quote about ₹12,000 to ₹20,000 per sq yd.
- Outer approved ventures beyond 8 km, toward the Pochampally and Valigonda sides, are mostly in the ₹8,000 to ₹14,000 range.
- NH-163 frontage for commercial use runs about ₹35,000 to ₹75,000 per sq yd, depending on width, depth, service-road access and permitted use.
- Gram panchayat and unapproved ventures in peripheral villages ask ₹4,000 to ₹9,000 per sq yd and carry real regularisation risk.
Connectivity and growth drivers along NH-163
The road: ORR to Bibinagar in 20 minutes
NH-163 is a four-lane divided highway from Uppal through Ghatkesar to Bhongir and on to Warangal. From the ORR's Ghatkesar interchange to Bibinagar is typically a 20 to 25 minute drive outside peak hours. From Uppal crossroads it is about 30 km, and from Secunderabad or Habsiguda around 40 km depending on route. Evening traffic through Ghatkesar town can add significantly to that, which matters if you are imagining a daily commute. For buyers who must be closer, our guide to open plots in Ghatkesar covers the ORR end of the same corridor at higher prices.
The railway junction
Bibinagar station sits on the double-track Secunderabad–Kazipet main line, and the branch toward Nalgonda and Guntur leaves from here. Passenger and some express services stop, giving residents a rail link to Secunderabad and Moula Ali. An extension of Hyderabad's suburban MMTS network beyond Ghatkesar has been planned for years. If it is completed through this stretch, daily commuting from Bibinagar becomes far easier. We treat that as possible upside, not as something to pay a premium for today.
AIIMS Bibinagar
The hospital is the core growth driver, but it is worth understanding how it creates demand. Faculty and senior staff often live in Hyderabad and commute. Junior residents, nurses, technicians and students prefer to live close, and they rent. Patient families need short-stay rooms, pharmacies and food. The result is that land within a few kilometres of the campus has been re-priced for rental housing, hostels, diagnostic centres and small commercial buildings, while plots further out are priced more like ordinary town-fringe residential land. As campus capacity and departments expand, that inner ring is likely to widen, but slowly.
The Regional Ring Road
The RRR's northern arm runs through the Bhongir area and comes south to meet the Vijayawada highway near Choutuppal. Bibinagar lies inside that ring. The RRR does not pass through Bibinagar itself, so plots here are not exposed to RRR acquisition the way some Bhongir and Choutuppal ventures are, but they do benefit indirectly from better regional freight and road links. Our Regional Ring Road land guide explains the arms and the acquisition process.
The eastern industrial and IT belt
Pocharam's IT campuses, Ghatkesar's colleges and the industrial estates around Cherlapally and Uppal provide employment within commuting distance. Bibinagar is not part of that belt, but it is an affordable residential overflow for it.
The AIIMS radius: how distance from the campus changes value
Every second advertisement within 15 km of Bibinagar calls itself "near AIIMS". In our experience, the market prices plots in rough rings around the campus, and knowing which ring a plot actually falls in is the single most useful thing a buyer can do.
| Distance from AIIMS campus | What drives demand | How the plot behaves |
|---|---|---|
| Within about 2–3 km | Rental rooms and flats for staff and students, hostels, pharmacies, diagnostics, food | Priced on rental and small-commercial potential; strongest liquidity; highest per sq yd |
| 3–8 km | Families wanting a house near the town, long-term holders betting on campus growth | Ordinary residential pricing with a modest AIIMS halo; liquidity depends on occupancy in the layout |
| 8–15 km | Price-led buyers, investors attracted by "AIIMS side" marketing | The AIIMS premium is largely gone; priced like any outer approved venture |
The mistake we see most often is a buyer paying an inner-ring price for a plot 10 km away, because the seller measured "distance to AIIMS" along a straight line on a map rather than by road, or because the venture's entrance arch faces the highway while the plots sit two kilometres behind it. We measure the actual road distance and drive it at the time of day you would commute.
HMDA, DTCP and gram panchayat approvals in Bibinagar
The approval behind a plot determines whether a bank will lend on it, whether you can get building permission, and how easily you can resell. In Bibinagar the picture is cleaner than in some outer towns, but it still needs checking plot by plot.
HMDA
Bibinagar mandal falls within the planning area of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, and the state has since moved to extend HMDA's limits further toward the RRR. Most new layouts here therefore carry an HMDA LP (layout permit) number. That number should match HMDA's records, the approved layout drawing, and the plot number on your sale deed. HMDA layouts must follow its master plan land use, so a layout on land zoned for something other than residential use should not exist; if it does, that is a red flag. You can check notified layouts and master plan zoning on HMDA's official website.
DTCP
Some older ventures in the mandal were approved by the Directorate of Town and Country Planning before HMDA's jurisdiction applied or when boundaries were drawn differently. A genuine DTCP approval granted when DTCP was the competent authority remains valid. What you need to confirm is that the approval is genuine, that the layout was developed as approved, and that your plot was released from mortgage.
Gram panchayat layouts and LRS
Gram panchayat "approvals" for layouts are not layout approvals in the planning sense. Plots sold in such ventures, and in ventures with no approval at all, depend on the Layout Regularisation Scheme. Telangana's LRS window reopened in 2025 for applications made under the 2020 scheme; a plot with a final LRS proceeding is a very different asset from one where an application was merely filed. Our comparison of HMDA, DTCP and gram panchayat layouts covers the distinctions in detail.
RERA
Layouts larger than 500 sq m or with more than eight plots must be registered with TS RERA before they are marketed. Ask for the RERA number and check it on the TS RERA portal, including the promised completion date for roads, drains and power.
Bibinagar municipality
Bibinagar town is governed by a municipality. Plots inside municipal limits need building permission through the TG-bPASS system, and property tax and mutation records sit with the municipality. Village plots outside those limits deal with the gram panchayat for tax, though layout approval still comes from HMDA or DTCP.
Indicative price bands for open plots in Bibinagar
These bands reflect recent transactions and our observation of asking and closing prices as of October 2026. Approval type, road width, distance from the campus and the highway, layout occupancy and corner or east-facing position all move individual plots.
| Location and approval | Indicative range (per sq yd) | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| HMDA layouts within about 3 km of AIIMS and NH-163, 30–40 ft roads | ₹20,000 – ₹32,000 | Road distance to campus, occupancy, rental potential |
| Resale plots in established Bibinagar town colonies | ₹18,000 – ₹30,000 | Title age, road width, neighbouring construction |
| HMDA / DTCP ventures 3–8 km off the highway, incl. the Pochampally road | ₹12,000 – ₹20,000 | BT-road access, development level, drainage |
| Outer approved ventures beyond 8 km | ₹8,000 – ₹14,000 | Distance, occupancy, whether roads and power are actually laid |
| NH-163 frontage, commercial use | ₹35,000 – ₹75,000 | Frontage width, depth, service road, setback for widening |
| Gram panchayat or unapproved ventures | ₹4,000 – ₹9,000 | LRS status, title, road access |
In ticket terms, a 200 sq yd HMDA plot in the inner ring will usually cost between ₹40 lakh and ₹64 lakh before registration charges, while the same size in a venture 5 km out lands nearer ₹24 lakh to ₹40 lakh. Corner and east-facing plots typically command 5 to 10 percent over the layout's base rate, and plots on 40 ft roads a little more than those on 30 ft roads.
Bibinagar, Bhongir or Ghatkesar: choosing on the eastern corridor
Buyers who come to us for Bibinagar are usually also looking at the two towns on either side of it. They suit different people.
| Factor | Ghatkesar | Bibinagar | Bhongir |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance from ORR (approx.) | At the interchange | 17–20 km | About 30 km |
| Main demand driver | City commuters, colleges | AIIMS and Hyderabad proximity | District HQ services, rail, temple corridor |
| Typical approved plot range | Higher, city-fringe pricing | ₹12,000 – ₹32,000/sq yd | ₹14,000 – ₹28,000/sq yd (inner fringe) |
| Town services today | Suburban, good | Thin beyond AIIMS | Full district-town services |
| Rental demand | Students and commuters | Hospital staff, students, patient families | Government and local staff |
| Best suited to | Daily commuters | Rental investors, AIIMS staff, patient long-holders | End users who want a complete town |
Put simply, Ghatkesar is for people who need the city every day, Bhongir is for people who want a self-contained town at a lower price, and Bibinagar is the rental and medium-term play between them. Our guide to open plots in Bhongir covers the district headquarters, its fort-side old town and its RRR exposure in detail.
Building for rent near AIIMS: what the numbers look like
A growing share of Bibinagar plot buyers are not planning a family home. They want to build a ground-plus-two or ground-plus-three building with single rooms or one-bedroom flats and let them to hospital staff and students. This can work, but it needs realistic assumptions.
- Plot size and permission. A 200 to 267 sq yd plot on a 30 ft or wider road in an approved layout is usually the minimum practical footprint for a multi-unit rental building. Height and floors depend on road width and plot size under current building rules; we check what TG-bPASS will permit before you buy.
- Construction cost. Simple rental construction in this belt typically costs somewhere around ₹1,800 to ₹2,400 per sq ft of built-up area as of October 2026, depending on specification. Finishes for long-stay professionals cost more than student rooms.
- Rents. Rents near the campus depend heavily on distance, furnishing and whether the unit suits a single student or a working couple. Talk to two or three local owners before you build; we arrange those conversations during site visits.
- Vacancy. Academic calendars and staff postings create seasonal turnover. Budget for gaps.
- Management. Someone has to collect rent, handle repairs and vet tenants. If you live in Hyderabad or abroad, that cost belongs in your calculation.
A plot within the inner ring will cost more but rent faster. A cheaper plot 6 km out may never attract hospital tenants at all. We advise buyers planning rental buildings to stay within the 3 km band or accept that the property is primarily a family-home or long-hold asset.
Tanks, the Musi and low ground: water lines to check
The country around Bibinagar drains south and east toward the Musi, and the mandal is dotted with irrigation tanks, the largest close to the town itself. Several layouts have been cut on land that slopes toward a tank or sits in a seasonal stream path.
- Full Tank Level and buffer. Any layout near a tank must be checked against the tank's FTL boundary and the applicable buffer. Plots inside the FTL can face demolition and cannot be regularised. Our guide on lake FTL and buffer zones explains how these lines are drawn.
- Nalas and streams. Natural drains that carry water during heavy rain are sometimes filled and plotted over. These plots flood and can face enforcement. Look at the land after rain if you can, and check old village maps.
- The Musi lowlands. Villages toward the Musi in the south of the mandal have historically used Musi water for paddy. Land there is low, soils can be heavy, and plots may need significant filling before construction. We are cautious about residential ventures in these lowlands.
- Drinking water. Ask whether the layout has a borewell with a sustained yield, municipal supply, or Mission Bhagiratha connections in the village. Borewell depths vary sharply within short distances here.
Plot sizes and what Bibinagar layouts usually provide
Most approved layouts in the mandal offer plots of 150, 167, 183, 200, 240 and 267 sq yd, with a few larger plots of 300 to 500 sq yd on corners or near the entrance. HMDA-approved layouts generally provide 30 ft internal roads with a 40 ft main road, a share of land reserved as open space and for social infrastructure, and drainage. Newer ventures advertise blacktop or CC roads, underground drainage, street lights, overhead tanks, avenue plantation and a compound wall with a gated entrance. Treat every item on that list as a promise to be checked on site, not as a fact.
Ask three questions in every layout: how many houses have actually been built, whether electricity connections are available plot by plot, and whether the internal roads have been handed over to the panchayat or municipality. A layout with twenty finished homes is a safer purchase than one with a grand arch and none.
Legal checklist for a Bibinagar plot
- Layout approval: HMDA or DTCP LP number, the approved layout plan, and confirmation that your plot number appears on it.
- Mortgage release: HMDA and DTCP hold a share of plots as security until the developer completes works. Confirm your plot is not a mortgaged plot, or that the release proceedings have been issued.
- Title chain: parent document of the land before conversion, link documents for at least 30 years, and any family partition or succession deeds.
- NALA conversion: the order converting the land from agricultural to non-agricultural use.
- Encumbrance certificate: 30-year EC from the SRO or the Telangana registration portal, matching the plot and survey number.
- Prohibited lists: confirm the survey number does not appear on the Section 22-A prohibited property list and is not assigned land.
- Master plan zoning: residential zone in the HMDA master plan; no road widening or planned infrastructure cutting through.
- Water bodies: no part of the plot inside a tank FTL, buffer or nala alignment.
- Highway setback: for frontage plots, any NH-163 widening line and the building setback from it.
- Tax and dues: property tax receipts or vacant land tax where applicable, and no pending dues.
Registration and charges for a plot in Bibinagar
Converted plots in approved layouts register at the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar Office for the village, which we confirm from the survey number before booking a slot; agricultural land, by contrast, registers at the Tahsildar office. Charges are calculated on the higher of the sale consideration and the government market value.
| Item | Approximate rate | On a ₹40 lakh plot |
|---|---|---|
| Stamp duty | About 5.5% | About ₹2.2 lakh |
| Transfer duty | About 1.5% | About ₹60,000 |
| Registration fee | About 0.5% | About ₹20,000 |
| Total | About 7.5% | About ₹3 lakh |
In gram panchayat areas transfer duty does not apply, but the registration fee is higher, so the total is still roughly 7.5 percent. If the price exceeds ₹50 lakh and the seller is a resident, you deduct 1 percent TDS under Section 194-IA and deposit it before registration. If the seller is an NRI, TDS is much higher and is deducted under Section 195. Rates change, so we verify current figures at the SRO before you pay.
Investment outlook: what to expect from Bibinagar plots
Bibinagar's growth case is stronger than most outer towns because it rests on a functioning institution rather than a promise. AIIMS is open, it is expanding, and it will employ thousands of people for decades. That supports steady rental demand and a gradual rise in end-user buying.
The risks are just as concrete. Much of the AIIMS effect has already been priced into the inner ring, so further gains there are likely to be gradual. Outer ventures that borrowed the AIIMS label may struggle to resell at a premium. Town infrastructure, private schools and retail lag behind the hospital, which keeps families from relocating. And if the MMTS extension or highway improvements slip, commuting remains car-dependent.
Our working view: buyers planning to build within three to five years, especially for rent, should focus on the inner ring and accept higher prices. Long-term holders with a ten-year horizon can consider well-developed ventures 3 to 8 km out. Speculative buyers looking for a quick flip should look elsewhere.
Who should buy, and who should look elsewhere
Bibinagar plots suit AIIMS employees and their families who want to build near work, investors who want to construct rental units for hospital staff and students, families in eastern Hyderabad who want an affordable approved plot for a future house, and long-term holders who believe the ORR-to-RRR band will urbanise.
They suit less well anyone who needs good private schools and shopping today, buyers who want a fast resale, and anyone tempted by cheap unapproved ventures marketed with the AIIMS name. If you want land rather than a residential plot, our guide to agriculture land in Bibinagar covers paddy and borewell farmland in the mandal.
NRI note: buying a Bibinagar plot from abroad
NRIs and OCI cardholders can buy residential plots in Bibinagar, provided the land has been converted to non-agricultural use and sits in an HMDA or DTCP approved layout. They cannot buy agricultural land, plantations or farmhouses, and cannot receive them as gifts; they can only inherit such land. Several "farm plot" ventures in the wider Bibinagar and Pochampally belt are agricultural land and are not available to NRIs, however they are marketed.
Payments must come through NRE, NRO or FCNR accounts or by inward remittance, and you need a PAN. If you cannot attend registration, a power of attorney executed abroad and adjudicated in Telangana lets a relative sign for you. On a later sale, the buyer deducts TDS at NRI-seller rates; consult a chartered accountant on tax and repatriation. Our NRI investment guide for Telangana walks through the process.
How NRR Estates helps buyers in Bibinagar
We are advisors, not a listing portal, and we disclose our fees before any commitment. For a Bibinagar plot we:
- Shortlist layouts that match your purpose, whether that is a family home, a rental building or a long hold.
- Measure the real road distance to the AIIMS campus, the station and the highway, and drive it at commute times.
- Verify approvals and title: LP number, mortgage release, NALA order, link documents, EC, prohibited lists and zoning.
- Check water and ground: tank FTL lines, nalas, low ground and borewell yield.
- Negotiate using recent transaction evidence from the same ring.
- Handle registration at the SRO, including TDS where it applies, and follow through on municipal or panchayat mutation.
For clients abroad we share video walk-throughs, document scans and a written summary before any advance is paid.
Bibinagar open plots: frequently asked questions
What do open plots in Bibinagar cost as of October 2026?
HMDA-approved plots within about 3 km of the AIIMS campus and NH-163 typically trade between ₹20,000 and ₹32,000 per sq yd. Resale plots in town colonies sit around ₹18,000 to ₹30,000, approved ventures 3 to 8 km off the highway around ₹12,000 to ₹20,000, and outer ventures beyond 8 km around ₹8,000 to ₹14,000. Highway frontage is a separate commercial market. These are indicative ranges from recent transactions and advisor observation, and individual plots can fall outside them.
Does being near AIIMS Bibinagar really raise plot prices?
Yes, but only close to the campus. Within roughly 2 to 3 km by road, plots are priced on rental and small-commercial potential because staff, students and patient families need rooms, pharmacies and food nearby. Between 3 and 8 km the effect is modest, and beyond about 8 km it has largely disappeared. Many ventures far from the hospital still use the AIIMS name in marketing, so we always measure the actual road distance and drive it before advising on price.
Are Bibinagar layouts approved by HMDA or DTCP?
Bibinagar mandal falls within HMDA's planning area, so most new layouts carry an HMDA LP number. Some older ventures were approved by DTCP when it was the competent authority, and those approvals remain valid if genuine and if the layout was developed as approved. Gram panchayat layouts are not planning approvals and depend on LRS. We check the LP number against HMDA records, confirm the plot appears on the approved plan and confirm it has been released from mortgage.
How far is Bibinagar from Hyderabad?
Bibinagar is about 17 to 20 km beyond the Outer Ring Road's Ghatkesar interchange on NH-163, the four-lane Warangal highway. From Uppal crossroads it is roughly 30 km, and from Secunderabad or Habsiguda about 40 km depending on the route. Off-peak, the drive from the ORR takes 20 to 25 minutes, though evening traffic through Ghatkesar can add a lot. The town is also a railway junction on the Secunderabad–Kazipet line, with passenger services to Secunderabad.
Is it worth building a rental building near AIIMS Bibinagar?
It can be, if the plot is within about 3 km of the campus by road, at least 200 sq yd and on a 30 ft or wider road in an approved layout. Hospital staff and students rent close to work, and patient families need short stays. Budget realistically for construction, seasonal vacancy and day-to-day management, especially if you live in Hyderabad or abroad. Speak to existing local owners about achievable rents first; plots 6 km or more away may never attract hospital tenants.
Will the Regional Ring Road affect plots in Bibinagar?
Bibinagar sits inside the RRR, between it and the ORR, rather than on the alignment. The northern arm runs through the Bhongir area and south to Choutuppal on the Vijayawada highway. That means Bibinagar plots are generally not exposed to RRR acquisition the way some Bhongir or Choutuppal ventures are, while still benefiting indirectly from better regional freight and road links. We still check every survey number against notified acquisitions, including highway widening, before advising.
What are the registration charges for a Bibinagar plot?
Approximately 7.5 per cent of the higher of the sale price and the government market value: about 5.5 per cent stamp duty, 1.5 per cent transfer duty and 0.5 per cent registration fee. On a ₹40 lakh plot that is about ₹3 lakh. Approved plots register at the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar Office, which we confirm from the survey number. Above ₹50 lakh, a buyer from a resident seller deducts 1 per cent TDS. We verify current rates at the SRO before you pay.
Can an NRI buy an open plot in Bibinagar?
Yes, if it is a residential plot on NALA-converted land in an HMDA or DTCP approved layout. NRIs and OCI cardholders cannot buy agricultural land, plantations or farmhouses and cannot receive them as gifts, though they may inherit them; farm plots marketed in the Bibinagar and Pochampally belt fall in that excluded category. Payment must come through NRE, NRO or FCNR accounts or inward remittance, a PAN is needed, and an adjudicated power of attorney lets a relative sign at registration.







