A new chapter in affordable housing opened in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, October 4, 2026, as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the construction of 3 lakh homes for the poor — starting from Burripalem village in Guntur district — in a ceremony that brought a central cabinet minister to the state's doorstep with a promise of 6 lakh more homes to follow.

Burripalem as Ground Zero for a State-Wide Housing Push

Naidu launched the programme alongside Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) framework, branding the initiative 'Pedalaku Pattabhishekam' — loosely translated as 'crowning the poor with dignity'. The choice of Burripalem, a modest settlement in Guntur district, as the launch site was deliberate: it signals that the mission reaches beyond state capitals into rural Andhra.

Naidu described the moment not merely as a construction drive but as 'the beginning of new light in the lives of 3 lakh families.' The central minister's accompanying pledge — to sanction 6 lakh additional homes in phased tranches — means the total housing pipeline for the state now stands at a potential 9 lakh units.

3D Concrete Printing Pilot at Burripalem

The launch carried a technology dimension that sets it apart from earlier PMAY drives. A pilot project using cutting-edge 3D concrete printing technology has been initiated at Burripalem itself. The Chief Minister described this as 'a new path in the housing construction sector' — a method that can dramatically reduce build times and material waste compared to conventional masonry.

If the pilot scales, it could reshape how rural housing is delivered across the state, making the 2029 deadline Naidu has set — a pakka (permanent, pucca) home for every homeless poor family in Andhra Pradesh — considerably more achievable.

The 2029 Target: No Poor Family Without a Roof

The Chief Minister has set 2029 as the year by which every homeless poor family in Andhra Pradesh will have a permanent home. The combination of central government backing under PMAY, the phased sanction of 9 lakh homes in total, and the introduction of advanced construction technology makes this one of the more concrete housing timelines any Indian state has committed to in recent years.

For a state still rebuilding administrative and fiscal momentum after years of political turbulence, the scale and the deadline together amount to a high-visibility wager — one that Naidu has now staked publicly, with a union minister standing beside him as witness.