Hyderabad, Jan. 26 -- Telangana Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Sunday, January 25, announced that forensic audits would be conducted in the remaining 31 districts of the state to identify irregularities in the Dharani land records system.

He said a Kerala-based agency has already completed audits in Siricilla and Siddipet districts and submitted its report, adding that similar audits would soon be taken up across the state.

The aim, he said, "is to ensure that land meant for the poor reaches its rightful beneficiaries."

Addressing a gathering at the Khammam Collectorate after distributing recognition certificates to licensed surveyors, the minister said the government had fulfilled its promise by scrapping Dharani and in...