PANAJI
The State government on Friday placed ‘Mhaje Ghar Yojana’ at the centre of its efforts to resolve long-standing housing ownership issues, announcing measures to accelerate the regularisation of homes and provide legal property rights to thousands of families.
Presenting the Budget for 2026-27, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the government remains committed to ensuring that every Goan secures legal ownership of their homes. Under the Mhaje Ghar Yojana, the government has simplified 11 complex legal provisions and enacted a single law to regularise houses built on private, government and comunidade lands.
He said that the reforms have already seen a strong response, with thousands of families across the State applying for ownership rights. “The scheme could benefit households representing nearly half of Goa’s population, many of whom have lived for decades without formal property titles,” he said.
To speed up processing of applications under the scheme, the government has organised statewide programmes and special camps across all 191 panchayats and 14 municipalities.
The government has also decided to transfer ownership rights of lands rehabilitated under the scheme, including those belonging to landslide victims and other affected families, to the Goa Rehabilitation Board. The decision is expected to benefit 357 families in the State.
Meanwhile, Sawant said the government aims to resolve the long-pending issue of kumeri land by December 2026, another step towards settling land ownership disputes that have persisted for years.
For the Revenue Department, the government has made an allocation of Rs 26 crore in the Budget.
