Hyderabad TDR Rules 2026: GO 95, High-Rise Costs & Flat Prices Explained
Hyderabad TDR Rules 2026: Will High-Rise Apartment Prices Rise? GO 95 Explained for Buyers Hyderabad | October 16, 2026 Anyone searching for Hyderabad's new high-rise TDR rules in 2026 can easily end up with the wrong answer. Earlier this year, headlines warned that builders constructing towers above 10 floors would have to use Transferable Development Rights, or TDR, equal to 10% of the built-up area above the tenth floor . Developers argued that the requirement could increase construction economics enough to add roughly ₹350–₹400 per sq ft to apartment prices. That rule was real. But it is no longer the current rule. Telangana first introduced the 10% requirement through G.O. Ms. No. 16 dated January 16, 2026 . After representations from builders and other stakeholders, the government changed the framework through G.O. Ms. No. 95 dated March 21, 2026 . The current order reduces mandatory TDR utilisation to 3% or 5%, depending on the height category, and also changes several oth...