# Visakhapatnam: 28,445 families get ownership rights after 40-year wait

2026-09-19T16:11:28+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu distributed conveyance deeds to 28,445 families in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, granting them full ownership rights over house sites under the 'Pedalaku Pattabhishekam, Mee Illu Mee Hakku' programme. Many beneficiaries had waited three to four decades for the documents. The deeds regularise non-objectionable house sites for which pattas had been issued during an earlier TDP government. Vummidi Mahalakshmi of Seethammadhara and Egala Appalaswamy of Bheemunipatnam were among those who received their deeds from the Chief Minister. Naidu said the coalition government had completed five lakh houses in two years and targets another five lakh by March. He called Visakhapatnam 'unstoppable' and urged residents to adopt net-zero and green energy as the government works on infrastructure.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The programme addresses a long-standing urban land rights bottleneck in Visakhapatnam, where many residents held only pattas, occupancy certificates, but not full conveyance deeds needed for sale or bank loans. Under the Andhra Pradesh Land Regularisation Scheme, the state government must verify that each site is non-objectionable, meaning no encroachment on government land or environmental zones. The 28,445 deeds issued now represent one tranche, thousands more remain in pipeline. The next milestone is the March deadline for the additional five lakh houses, which will test the government's execution pace across the state.

## Coverage

- telugu360.com <https://www.telugu360.com/after-a-40-year-wait-28445-vizag-families-finally-get-ownership-rights/>

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