Nine lakh houses for Andhra: Naidu, Chouhan lay foundation for first three lakh under PMAY-G

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Burripalem near Tenali on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday (October 4, 2026) laid the foundation for the construction of three lakh houses across the state under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) 2.0 at Burripalem in Tenali constituency. Mr. Chouhan said the Union government would sanction another six lakh houses for the State, in addition to the three lakh houses being taken up.

Addressing a public meeting later, Mr. Chouhan said another three lakh houses would be sanctioned by the time the ongoing construction was completed, and an additional three lakh houses would also be allocated to Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Naidu said the additional three lakh houses would come next year, taking the total allocation to nine lakh houses. The Union government would extend full support to the development of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Chouhan said.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan performed bhoomi puja at Burripalem near Tenali on Sunday for a pilot to build 177 rural houses with 3D-printed walls. https://t.co/2oJBZBGnn6

Mr. Naidu said the State government aimed to achieve 100% coverage under the housing programme by 2029. He said the Centre had initially sanctioned 75,000 houses to Andhra Pradesh under the regular quota, but three lakh houses were sanctioned following a special request made by the State government.

The two leaders also launched a pilot project for government-led 3D concrete-printed houses , described as the first such initiative in the country. A total of 177 houses using 3D concrete printing technology will be constructed at Burripalem and Obulanayudupalem under the pilot project.

Mr. Naidu said the present government had renewed its focus on providing quality houses to the poor. He said houses constructed using the technology were expected to maintain indoor temperatures around eight degrees Celsius lower than the outside temperature. If the pilot project proved successful, the government would take up the construction of 5,000 houses using the technology and seek to make Andhra Pradesh a model for 3D-technology-based housing, he added.

Mr. Naidu alleged that the housing programme had suffered during the previous government between 2019 and 2024, claiming that six lakh houses meant for the poor had been cancelled and that irregularities had affected its implementation. He also alleged that house sites had been allotted at unsuitable locations, including tanks and hillocks, forcing nearly four lakh beneficiaries to return their sites.

The previous Jagan Mohan Reddy government destroyed the housing dreams of AP's poor by not paying its share, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged in Tenali. The Centre is now sanctioning 3 lakh houses for the State, against about 76,000 under its formula.