Pedalandarikee Illu

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has initiated a new scheme known as Pedalandariki Illu Scheme. Under this scheme, free-of-cost houses will be provided to the people of Andhra Pradesh who belong to economically weaker sections of society.

Objective of Pedalandarikee Illu

To provide a House Site Patta to the Homeless Poor People in Rural/ Urban areas in order to facilitate the construction of a Pucca House under the flagship programme “Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu.” 

Eligibility Criteria of Pedalandarikee Illu

Following are the eligibility criteria of Pedalandarikee Illu.

• Citizen should be a permanent resident of Andhra Pradesh

• The beneficiary shall not have an own House/House Site anywhere in the State of Andhra Pradesh

• The Beneficiary shall not have been covered in any previous Housing Scheme of the State/Central Government.

• The Beneficiary shall not have more than Ac .3.0 cts of Wet Land or Ac. 10.00 cts of Dry Land.

• The beneficiary shall possess a valid Aadhaar Card. Aadhaar details shall be collected only with the consent of the beneficiary.

• The beneficiary shall belong to the identified Below Poverty Line (BPL) category household having white ration card.

• The beneficiary shall belong to the identified Below Poverty Line (BPL) category household having white ration card.

Documents Required for Pedalandarikee Illu

Following documents are required for Pedalandarikee Illu.

• Aadhar Card

• White Ration Card

Size/ Extent of House Size Patta Under Pedalandarikee Illu

•  Rural Area

• One House Site Patta shall be issued for an extent of 1.5 Cents to an eligible household in the name of the woman beneficiary of the house. The patta shall be handed over to the beneficiary on the day of Ugadi, 2020. 

• The Housing Department shall issue sanction for construction of Individual Housing Unit to the eligible beneficiary under the available schemes in phased manner. 

•  Urban Area

• Housing Units shall be constructed following the G+3 pattern at the rate of about 100 units in an extent of Ac.1.00cts. 

• House Site Patta shall be issued as Undivided Land Share for an extent of about 1.0 Cent to an eligible beneficiary in the name of the woman of the house. The patta shall be handed over to the beneficiary on the day of Ugadi, 2020.Housing Units will be constructed and handed over to the beneficiaries by APTIDCO/ ULB/ other government agency under available schemes.

• House Site Pattas shall be issued with the conditions laid down in BSO-21 & in terms of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Act, 1977 (As amended from time to time). 

• All individual plots shall be given a Unique Number similar to the 11-digit Bhoodhar Number

Method of Selection under Pedalandarikee Illu

Following is the method of selection under Pedalandarikee Illu

• The Applications shall be invited at Village/Ward Level considering village/town as a unit respectively. 

• All applications shall be enquired by the Village/Ward Volunteers for adherence to the eligibility conditions. 

• The draft List of identified eligible beneficiaries shall be published at Village/Ward Secretariat calling for further claims & objections. 

• Grama/Ward Sabha shall be conducted to finalize the list of beneficiaries duly redressing the claims & objections. 

• The final list of beneficiaries shall be submitted for approval of the District Collector by the Tahsildars and Municipal Commissioners in the Rural and Urban areas respectively.

• The final list of beneficiaries approved by the District Collector shall be published in the respective Village/Ward Secretariat. 

• In case of any further claims or objections, the Tahsildar/Municipal Commissioner shall function as the redressal officer duly taking approval from the District Collector. 

Identification of Lands under Pedalandarikee Illu

The District Collectors shall identify: 

• All available Government lands, 

• Lands under the possession of Government institutions/ corporations and other Government bodies which are far beyond their requirement, considering that the said lands are suitable for providing house sites shall be resumed as per procedure, 

• Land parcels falling under category of Ceiling Surplus lands, Inam lands, Estate Lands and LTR lands involved in minor litigations which can be resolved & resumed within few months, 

• Lands available in the industrial parks developed by APIIC which are suitable for House sites/ Housing Units shall be utilized for industrial labor, 

• Lands that can be made available under land pooling scheme, 

• Eligible Beneficiaries possessing Own Sites in GramaKantam shall be identified for construction of Houses by issuing possession certificates, 

• House sites issued previously by various departments that remain unutilized and kept vacant without construction of houses shall be identified for this purpose and resumed following due procedure. 

• The District Collectors shall identify landowners who are willing to donate their lands for this noble cause i.e. housing programme for needy homeless people in the society. 

• The District Collectors are instructed to take up land acquisition either by purchase through negotiation or through compulsory acquisition as a last resort after exhausting all other possibilities. 

• The Assigned lands shall be resumed for this purpose only in rare cases when no other alternative land is available

• The Village or Town shall be taken as a Unit for identification of suitable lands for providing house sites. 

• The District Collectors shall handover the identified Government Lands to the Housing/MA&UD Departments in the Rural/Urban areas respectively. 

• Housing/MA&UD Departments shall prepare layouts as per norms in the identified Government Lands handed over by the Revenue Department, so as to avoid delay for distribution of House Site Pattas. The Village/Town shall be maintained as a unit. 

• The Department of Survey and Land Records shall assist in identification of land, Survey, Sub-division, preparation of layouts and peg-marking. 

• The District Collectors shall take up site leveling works in the Rural areas under the MGNREGA programme of the Rural Development Department. 

• The Urban Local Body/APTIDCO/other government agency shall take up site leveling works in the Urban Areas. 

Cancellation of House Site Patta under Pedalandarikee Illu

The allotment of House Site Patta will be canceled immediately in case, if it is established that the same has been obtained by fraud or suppression of facts. The canceled House Site Patta will be allotted to other eligible beneficiaries. 

References

While crafting this guide, we have consulted reliable and authoritative sources, including official government directives, user manuals, and pertinent content sourced from government websites.

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