Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Naidu Pledges Easier Land Rights and Rural Development
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said farmers should be able to work their land instead of repeatedly visiting offices to settle land problems.
He said the government had distributed 40.58 lakh land passbooks and would continue giving them to eligible farmers.
He also said 16.48 lakh acres had been removed from a list of restricted land.
Naidu said his government repealed the Land Titling Act because it caused ownership disputes.
He said land problems were being addressed through a new survey process.
At the meeting, he announced a reservoir project intended to provide irrigation and drinking water.
He also described plans for roads, bridges, irrigation projects and rural infrastructure.
He said the government would continue working on welfare and development across the state.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said farmers should not have to visit offices repeatedly to resolve land disputes.
The state has distributed 40.58 lakh land passbooks, with more to be issued to eligible farmers through monthly targets.
Naidu said 16.48 lakh acres had been removed from the prohibited 22A list since his coalition government took office.
He said the government repealed the Land Titling Act and was addressing disputes through resurvey.
Naidu announced irrigation, road and bridge projects, alongside plans for wider investment in water and rural infrastructure.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and farmers receiving land passbooks.
- What
- Naidu discussed land rights, passbook distribution and development projects, and laid the foundation for a reservoir project.
- When
- Friday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- A public meeting at Narsingolu in Kondapi constituency, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To protect farmers' land rights, resolve land disputes and advance irrigation, water supply and regional development.
Naidu's Government's Position
Previous Government's Record, As Alleged by Naidu
Land records and restricted land
Naidu's Government's Position
Naidu said his government was protecting farmers' land rights, removing land from the prohibited list and resolving disputes transparently through resurvey.
Previous Government's Record, As Alleged by Naidu
Naidu alleged that land belonging to political opponents had been placed on the prohibited list during the previous government's term.
Land Titling Act
Naidu's Government's Position
Naidu said his government repealed the act because it created ownership disputes.
Previous Government's Record, As Alleged by Naidu
The article gives no response or defense from the previous government.
- Passbooks distributed statewide
- 40.58 lakh
- Passbooks issued in October
- More than four lakh in 790 villages
- Land removed from prohibited 22A list
- 16.48 lakh acres
- Pothula Chenchayya–Palaeru reservoir estimate
- ₹166.40 crore
- Reservoir project targets
- Irrigation for 9,500 acres and drinking water for 35,000 people in 15 villages
- Road and bridge works
- ₹28 crore
- Planned irrigation projects
- 36 projects in three years, with an investment of ₹35,000 crore