Archive · 3 Jan 2026
VMC Urges Owners to Use LRS, BPS
The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation commissioner has asked people to use two special schemes to make their buildings legal.
These schemes help people who built houses or added to them without permission.
The first scheme, LRS, has already helped 1,338 people and made ₹11.37 crore.
The second scheme, BPS, has helped 1,089 people and made ₹1.57 crore.
People who built houses before 1998 can get a discount if they show they paid taxes.
The commissioner said everyone should apply by March 11, 2026, or they might get in trouble.
VMC commissioner urges citizens to utilize LRS and BPS schemes for building regularization.
LRS has received 1,338 applications, generating ₹11.37 crore in revenue.
BPS has received 1,089 applications, yielding ₹1.57 crore in revenue.
Unauthorized buildings constructed between 1985 and 2025 are eligible for regularization.
Applications must be submitted online by March 11, 2026, with a 25% rebate for buildings constructed before 1998.
- Who
- Vijayawada Municipal Corporation commissioner H. M. Dhyanachandra
- What
- Urged citizens to utilize the Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) and Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS)
- When
- Applications must be submitted by March 11, 2026
- Where
- Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To regularize unauthorized buildings and additional constructions made in deviation from approved building plans
- Schemes
- Layout Regularisation Scheme (LRS) and Building Penalisation Scheme (BPS)
- LRS Applications Received
- 1,338
- LRS Revenue Generated
- ₹11.37 crore
- BPS Applications Received
- 1,089
- BPS Revenue Generated
- ₹1.57 crore
- Eligibility Period
- January 1, 1985 to August 31, 2025
- Application Deadline
- March 11, 2026
- Rebate
- 25% on regularisation charges for buildings constructed before December 31, 1997