Overview
- District collectors are set to conduct the draw of lots at 11 am on Monday to allocate 2,620 A4 category shops statewide.
- The High Court permitted the process to go ahead with the outcome subject to the pending legal challenge to the deadline extension.
- A total of 95,137 applications were filed, well below the previous round’s 1.32 lakh, after the application fee was raised to Rs.3 lakh.
- Applicants received texts that draws for 19 shops, including SSB 107, SSB 110 and SSB 111 in Shamshabad, would not be held today with dates to be announced later.
- Officials noted that suspending a draw typically requires District Collector approval, and a separate directive barring mobile phones at venues has triggered transparency concerns.