Nine lakh houses for Andhra: Naidu, Chouhan lay foundation for first three lakh under PMAY-G
Andhra Pradesh aims for full housing coverage by 2029; a pilot of 177 houses with 3D-printed walls begins at Burripalem
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone for constructing three lakh houses in Andhra Pradesh under the PMAY-G 2.0 program on October 4, 2026, at Burripalem in Tenali constituency. Chouhan announced that the Union government would sanction an additional six lakh houses for the state, bringing the total allocation to nine lakh houses.
The additional three lakh houses will be sanctioned by the time the ongoing construction is completed, and another three lakh houses will be allocated to the state in the following year.
The Union government pledged its full support for Andhra Pradesh's development, and Naidu aimed to achieve 100% coverage under the housing program by 2029. The two leaders also launched a pilot project for government-led 3D concrete-printed houses, with 177 houses set to be constructed using this technology in Burripalem and Obulanayudupalem. The pilot project was described as the first of its kind in the country.
Naidu alleged that the housing program had suffered during the previous government's tenure between 2019 and 2024, with six lakh houses meant for the poor being cancelled and irregularities affecting its implementation. He also alleged that house sites had been allotted at unsuitable locations, leading to nearly four lakh beneficiaries returning their sites.
Chouhan criticized the previous government, stating that it had destroyed the housing dreams of Andhra Pradesh's poor by not paying its share and had allotted house sites at unsuitable locations, including tanks and hillocks.
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