Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has set an ambitious target of completing 10 lakh houses by March 2026 under various housing schemes, reaffirming his government’s commitment to providing every poor family in Andhra Pradesh with a home.

At a review of the Housing Department at the Secretariat on Wednesday, Mr. Naidu  instructed officials to fast-track construction. He announced that 3 lakh families would perform house-warming ceremonies next month, while another 2 lakh houses would be completed and handed over by Sankranti. Projects were to be classified into three categories (A, B, and C) for efficient execution.

Mr. Naidu directed a 15-day Statewide survey to identify homeless families and prepare a beneficiary list. As per government assurances, two cents of land in towns and three cents in villages would be allotted to the eligible families. He also suggested joint housing models for larger families, and emphasised phased funding to complete pending NTR Housing works.

According to officials, the government had spent ₹2,013 crore in the past year on housing projects. Out of 18.59 lakh sanctioned houses, construction of 9.51 lakh had been completed, including 2.81 lakh houses in the last 12 months. By next month, another 19,000 houses would be ready.

In addition, the government is preparing to release ₹919 crore to 2.73 lakh beneficiaries, alongside funds for PMAY (Urban & Gramin) and PM Janman schemes.

On the TIDCO housing front, of the 4.54 lakh houses tendered in 2018, about 1.77 lakh had been completed, with 84,094 houses now in their final stages. The Chief Minister said priority would be given to infrastructure works such as roads and drainage in layouts where over 50% of houses were complete.