HMDA Earns Rs 1,225 Crore via Building Permits

The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) on Sunday said it had generated a record revenue of Rs 1,225 crore through approvals granted for building permits and layouts. 

It said it had cleared approvals for a built-up area exceeding 88 lakh square metres in the first nine months of this year. The number of permissions increased by 137 per cent compared to last year. 

From January to September 2025, a total of 6,079 applications were disposed of — a



49 per cent surge over 2024 and 36 per cent over 2023.

According to officials, permit fee collections soared to Rs 1,225 crore, which is 245 per cent higher than in 2024 (Rs 355 crore) and 82 per cent higher than in 2023 (Rs 674 crore). 

Monthly revenue in 2025 has been consistently higher than in the corresponding months of 2024 and 2023. In September 2025 alone, revenue collections stood at Rs 132 crore, marking a 263 per cent jump from September 2024.