Amaravati, February 27 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Friday that his government will ensure housing for all the poor by 2029 and allocate housing plots for those who do not own land.
Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister urged eligible beneficiaries who have not received a house to apply, assuring that both the central and state governments would take responsibility for providing housing to all.
"We will not only build houses for all the poor by 2029 but also provide housing plots to landless people," said Naidu, adding that the government intends to build houses for all the poor.
Noting that the state government aims to allot housing plots to all by 2029, Naidu said that if housing plots were not available, the government would build apartments.
Ahead of the Ugadi festival in 2026, the CM said the government will organize three lakh house warming ceremonies under the welfare housing scheme, vowing to organize 10 lakh such events by 2026.
On agriculture, Naidu said that the southern state accounts for 10 percent of agricultural production at the national level.
He outlined a five-pronged approach of water security, demand-driven crops, food processing, marketing, and government support to develop agriculture.
In fiscal years 2025-26, the CM said that Rs 13,772 crore has been earmarked for free power to agriculture, and a financial aid of Rs 20,000 per year is being given to farmers under the Annadata Sukhibava welfare scheme.
According to him, only Rs 7,500 was given to farmers during the previous YSRCP regime. He highlighted that the TDP-led NDA government is offering more than double that amount.
The TDP supremo also announced plans to expand AI agronomist and farm mechanisation services on a large scale.
Noting that Rs 14,230 crore investments have flowed into the food processing sector, Naidu said that the government is concentrating on this front.
Observing that 15 lakh acres are under natural farming in 8,168 villages, he said that the target is to expand it to 50 lakh acres.
Besides setting up a large cocoa city near Eluru, he said that the government will provide power at Rs 1.5 per unit to aquaculture, among other initiatives.
Assuring continued support, Naidu said that his government would stand by farmers in all circumstances and also extend assistance to tenant farmers.
Meanwhile, Irrigation Minister N Rama Naidu informed the House that water would be supplied up to Anakapalli by June 2026 through the Polavaram left main canal.
He also said that the government has allocated Rs 600 crore in the FY27 budget for the Sujala Sravanti project in North Andhra.
The House was later adjourned until Wednesday, March 4.