Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Andhra Pradesh to Conduct Forensic Audit
The government of Andhra Pradesh is planning to conduct a forensic audit in all districts to find out who took advantage of the Dharani portal to steal government lands and not pay the required money.
The minister in charge, Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, said that a small audit in two districts already found many problems.
He promised to punish those who did wrong.
Some people in the previous government are being blamed for not planning well and letting these problems happen.
The current government is using a new portal called Bhu Bharati to fix these issues.
They have already started legal action against 48 people who did not follow the rules.
Andhra Pradesh to conduct forensic audit in all districts to investigate land record irregularities.
Pilot audit in Siddipet and Sircilla districts revealed corruption and irregularities.
Dharani portal, introduced by the previous government, had loopholes that were exploited.
Bhu Bharati portal is being used to identify and address irregularities, with 48 criminal cases already filed.
Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy criticized opposition leaders for making baseless allegations about corruption.
- Who
- Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, N Chandrababu Naidu, Lanka Dinakar
- What
- Forensic audit of land re-survey and Dharani portal irregularities
- When
- 2019-2024
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Why
- To investigate and address corruption and irregularities in land records and transactions
- Person Involved
- Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, N Chandrababu Naidu, Lanka Dinakar
- Programme
- SVAMITVA scheme, Dharani portal, Bhu Bharati portal
- Time Period
- 2019-2024
- Government Initiative
- Land re-survey, Forensic audit
- Funding Source
- Central funding
- Irregularities Found
- 4,848 transactions, Rs 4 crore not paid to the government for 1,109 documents
- Criminal Cases
- 48 people in 35 mandals across nine districts
