Centre hands over first instalment of 3 lakh PMAY-G houses to Andhra Pradesh; lays foundation for India's first 3D concrete-printed housing project
On 4 October 2026 in Guntur, Shivraj Singh Chouhan handed over the first instalment of 3 lakh PMAY-G 2.0 houses worth Rs 3,600 crore to Andhra Pradesh and laid the foundation for a 177-house 3D concrete-printed pilot.
Summary
Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, handed over the first instalment of 3 lakh houses worth Rs 3,600 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin 2.0 at Burripalem in Guntur district on 4 October 2026. The Centre raised Andhra Pradesh's allocation from an initial 76,000 houses to 3 lakh. Chouhan and Naidu also laid the foundation for India's first pilot housing project using 3D concrete printing: 177 houses at a cost of Rs 14 crore, expected to be completed in six months.
Key facts
- Scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin 2.0
- Houses sanctioned
- 3 lakh (raised from 76,000)
- Value
- Rs 3,600 crore (first instalment handed over)
- Venue
- Burripalem, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
- 3D printing pilot
- 177 houses; Rs 14 crore; ~6 months
- Leaders present
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan; CM N. Chandrababu Naidu
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In October 2026, under which scheme did the Centre hand over the first instalment of 3 lakh houses to Andhra Pradesh?
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Correct answer: B — Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin 2.0
What was the value of the first instalment of 3 lakh PMAY-G houses handed over to Andhra Pradesh on 4 October 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Rs 3,600 crore
India's first pilot housing project using 3D concrete printing, whose foundation was laid in Guntur on 4 October 2026, will comprise how many houses?
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Correct answer: D — 177
Where in Andhra Pradesh was the PMAY-G handover and 3D-printed housing foundation event held on 4 October 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Burripalem, Guntur district