Amaravati, May 8 (TNT): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday directed officials to intensify efforts towards housing for all and set a target of constructing an additional 10 lakh houses by December 2027.
Addressing the second day of the Seventh District Collectors’ Conference at the Secretariat here, the Chief Minister reviewed welfare programmes, revenue administration, housing schemes and summer preparedness measures.
Naidu instructed officials to ensure housing for all eligible beneficiaries through construction, land allocation and regularisation measures.
He directed authorities to organise collective housewarming ceremonies for 2.5 lakh houses by August 15 and another 2.38 lakh houses by December this year.
The Chief Minister said nearly two lakh families were expected to require house sites and instructed officials to provide three cents of land in rural areas and two cents in urban areas wherever feasible.
He also directed authorities to regularise houses built on government lands and hill regions and resolve pending 22A land-related issues.
Naidu stressed the need to complete the statewide land re-survey and issuance of pattadar passbooks by 2027.
Emphasising inclusive development, the Chief Minister said the government would examine extending welfare benefits available to Scheduled Castes to the Budaga Jangam community, subject to approval from the Centre regarding SC inclusion demands.
He added that a special commission had been constituted to study backwardness among BC communities and that reservations in local bodies would be implemented based on its recommendations.
The Chief Minister directed officials to focus on livelihood generation through Rural Auto Nagar clusters in constituencies with significant minority populations and integrate welfare initiatives such as Jaladhara and fodder development with Central government schemes.
Stressing the need to reduce financial burden on citizens, Naidu instructed departments to work towards lowering expenditure on education, healthcare and electricity while expanding welfare and empowerment initiatives for SC, ST, BC, minority and economically weaker communities.
Highlighting the state’s welfare programmes, the Chief Minister said over 11 lakh families had already been adopted under the P4 initiative, which combines educational support, economic assistance and employment opportunities.
He also announced subsidised rooftop solar schemes for SC, ST and BC families.
Reviewing major welfare schemes, Naidu said ₹3,504 crore had already been spent under Deepam 2.0 benefiting 1.08 crore beneficiaries. Under the Stree Shakti programme, 60.6 crore free bus journeys had been recorded with annual expenditure of ₹1,940 crore, while the Talliki Vandanam scheme was benefiting 67 lakh people with allocations nearing ₹10,000 crore.
The Chief Minister also announced that assistance worth ₹286 crore would be distributed under the Matsyakarula Sevalo programme on May 19.
He further directed officials to establish Net Zero Healthy Campuses in hostels and facilitate IIT coaching, education loans and overseas employment training programmes for students from weaker sections.
On tribal welfare, Mr Naidu said coffee, turmeric and saffron cultivation were being promoted in tribal regions with focus on value addition, certification and processing infrastructure.
He urged officials to strengthen the global positioning of Araku Coffee through integration with tourism initiatives.
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