Andhra Pradesh’s housing programme is set to receive fresh central support, with Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announcing commitments covering six lakh additional houses during a public gathering at Burripalem in the Tenali constituency on Sunday. The announcement would take the total allocation mentioned for the state to nine lakh houses, according to Chouhan.
Chouhan said the Centre would sanction another three lakh houses even before the completion of the ongoing construction of three lakh houses. He also promised three lakh more houses to Andhra Pradesh, describing the fresh commitments as taking the total allocation to nine lakh houses. The minister did not provide, in the statement reported, a project-wise breakdown, construction schedule or details of the funding arrangements for the additional houses.
The announcement places the Centre’s housing support within the wider development partnership between the Union and Andhra Pradesh governments. Chouhan praised Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s leadership and said the state was emerging as one of the leading states. He said the Centre, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, would extend full support to Andhra Pradesh’s development.
The minister described the state’s development trajectory using the phrases “Shining Andhra, Advanced Andhra and Achieving Andhra” and said Modi and Naidu were jointly steering Andhra Pradesh towards 360-degree development. His remarks linked the housing commitment to broader claims about state development and welfare, but the supplied report did not specify which departments or agencies would implement the additional housing allocation.
Chouhan also referred to assistance for farmers during the gathering. He said every eligible farmer was receiving Rs 6,000 annually under the PM-KISAN scheme, while the Andhra Pradesh government was providing another Rs 14,000 under Annadata Sukhibhava. Together, he said, the annual assistance amounted to Rs 20,000 per farmer. These welfare measures were presented alongside the housing announcement as part of the Centre and state’s wider development support.
The minister also criticised the Congress over the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, alleging that the state had been divided without being provided a capital. He said the National Democratic Alliance governments at the Centre and in the state were working together to place Andhra Pradesh on a path of progress and prosperity.
For the housing programme, the immediate next step identified in the announcement is the Centre’s sanctioning of the additional houses. The reported statement does not specify the locations, beneficiary selection process, construction deadlines or the date on which the new approvals will be formally issued. Chouhan said the Centre would continue supporting Andhra Pradesh’s housing requirements and development priorities.