Over 28,000 families get land ownership rights after decades of wait in Visakhapatnam
The title deeds will now enable the beneficiaries to use their properties for obtaining loan, observes Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, while promising to address the concerns of another 22,000 families awaiting regularisation pattas soon
Over 28,000 families in Visakhapatnam district received ownership rights to their lands after a long wait, as announced by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday. The 'Pedalaku Pattabhishekam' program distributed regularisation pattas and conveyance deeds to families residing in 11 mandals, covering 399 acres (19,33,853 square yards) with an estimated registration value of ₹8,874 crore.
Naidu addressed a gathering of beneficiaries at AU Engineering College Grounds, assuring that the government would regularise lands for another 22,000 families facing legal and administrative issues, including disputes over irrigation and Panchagramalu lands. Many families had constructed houses on government lands while waiting for ownership confirmation.
Naidu highlighted that the properties would enable beneficiaries to secure loans and emphasized Visakhapatnam's rapid development, citing the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport as a significant factor. He criticized the previous YSRCP government for the state's debt of ₹10 lakh crore, irregularities in liquor, sand, and land-related matters, and the construction of lavish properties at Rushikonda.
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