Hyderabad, Dec. 23 -- The Telangana Revenue department will soon conduct a comprehensive review of assigned lands and Bhoodan properties, with minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy directing officials to ensure that all government-acquired lands are properly registered under state ownership rather than remaining in private individuals' names.

During a surprise inspection of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) office in Hyderabad on Monday, December 22, minister Ponguleti Srinivas discovered that several land parcels acquired by the government decades ago for various purposes are still registered under the names of private individuals.

He instructed officials to immediately update land records to transfer these properties in...