- Dharani portal audit reveals land registration irregularities
- Dharani land loot claims trigger statewide audit plan
Hyderabad: Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy alleged that bigwigs of the previous government seized government lands by obstructing the Dharani portal. He said lands were looted in the name of Dharani. He stated that this came to light during a forensic audit conducted on an experimental basis in Siddipet and Sircilla districts. The audit was carried out with a central government subsidiary, according to the information shared.
The minister received the preliminary forensic audit report on Saturday. He said the report revealed several cases of corruption and irregularities. Therefore, after examining the findings, the government decided to conduct a similar audit across all 31 districts. He warned that those involved in irregularities would not be spared. He also said the fate of people who grabbed lands would be exposed.
Meanwhile, Ponguleti said irregularities in registrations occurred due to technical errors in the Dharani portal introduced by the previous government. He made these remarks while meeting the high level committee formed to investigate the land registration scam that recently came to light in Jangaon. The meeting took place at the Secretariat on Saturday.
He further said the government is identifying and correcting deficiencies in the land registration system through the Bhubharathi portal. He made it clear that there was no question of leaving those who looted government lands and embezzled registration challan money behind. According to the details presented to him, 52 lakh transactions were made since the Dharani portal was launched. Out of these, 4,848 transactions were found to have deficiencies. Officials explained that Rs 4 crore was not paid to the government in relation to 1,109 documents. So far, 35 lakh transactions have been examined.
Later, the minister said land registration irregularities took place in 35 mandals across nine districts. He also stated that criminal cases have been registered against 48 people in connection with these issues. Meanwhile, he announced that licenses would be given to licensed surveyors on Sunday at the Khammam Collectorate. He said licenses are being issued to 2,000 people.
He also said a resurvey would be conducted in 373 villages in the state that do not have maps. Later, the minister unveiled the 2026 diary of the Deputy Collectors Association. On the occasion, Association President Victor and Secretary Chandrakala requested promotions for deserving employees.
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