Hyderabad: Revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy on Wednesday said that the state government is committed to modernise revenue and registration departments to offer better services to the peopleSpeaking at a meeting in Gachibowli after Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone for the new Integrated Registration Office Complex, Srinivas Reddy underlined the government’s commitment to cleansing the revenue system. He said the controversial Dharani portal, introduced by the BRS regime, was scrapped as promised during the elections and replaced by the Bhu Bharati Act-2025. Drafted after studying land administration practices in 18 states, the Act has become a model across the country, he said. Srinivas Reddy said the government had already received 8.6 lakh applications under the new Bhu Bharati Act. While two lakh issues have been settled, nearly four lakh applications remain pending under Sadabainama. The minister also highlighted that despite financial constraints, the Congress government was balancing development and welfare. He said people had reposed faith in Chief Minister Revanth Reddy by bringing back the spirit of “Indiramma Rajyam,” and the government would not betray that trust. On the new registration infrastructure, Srinivas Reddy revealed that the Gachibowli facility would be a state-of-the-art, corporate-level building spread over three acres, with a built-up area of nearly 50,000 sq.ft. It will house six Sub-Registrar Offices and a District Registrar Office, with provisions to register 250 documents a day. The building, costing around ₹30 crore, will have modern amenities such as waiting halls, a token system, marriage registration halls with separate spaces for women, a feeding room, creche, wheelchair-friendly ramps, lifts, and parking for 300 cars. It will also follow green building norms with solar systems and eco-friendly features. Officials estimate that about 62–63 per cent of state registration revenue comes from the GHMC and ORR areas, which will now be brought under 11 integrated buildings in phases. The minister said the construction firm had promised to complete the project within eight to nine months, but urged them to finish in seven months. He added that similar modern offices would be built in rural areas in a phased manner to provide transparent, people-friendly land and registration services.
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