Telangana’s quiet centralisation of revenue

A governance reform arrives wrapped in language of efficiency: one portal, one bill, one code for every property. The Telangana Core Urban Region (Integrated Governance) Act, 2026, is the latest. It replaces a seven-decade-old municipal law, introduces a capital-value property tax, and creates “CURE 1”, an integrated platform that bundles property tax with water, sewerage and sanitation charges.