PANAJI: The state government has regularized 300 illegal houses built on government, comunidade, and private land under the Mhaje Ghar scheme. Officials are urging residents who have not yet applied for house regularization to do so.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant mentioned that over 10,000 applications are currently pending, and sanads will be issued to homeowners as soon as possible.
Sawant encouraged those with concerns to step forward and submit applications for the regularization of their homes, following the issuance of sanads to 300 owners.
In October 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Majhe Ghar scheme aimed at regularizing more than 50,000 illegal structures on government, comunidade, and private land.
The state government held a ceremony in Margao on Thursday to distribute sanads to homeowners seeking regularization. Sawant pointed out that individuals who purchased homes through the Goa Housing Board had never received sanads.
The CM emphasized that many residents have invested over ₹15 lakh in their homes, questioning where they would go if their houses were demolished. He clarified that the government is focused on legalizing houses built before 1972.
“I urge comunidades to provide no objection certificates (NOCs) for regularizing houses. The government will collect the land rate from homeowners based on the construction period and deposit it with the comunidade,” Sawant stated.
The CM reaffirmed that this scheme aims to resolve long-standing issues faced by Goans. “Our goal is to regularize homes throughout the state,” he added.
Regarding the regularization of houses on encroached comunidade land, the state government introduced a provision in the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 (Amendment) Bill, 2025, allowing the regularization of houses built on comunidade land by landless individuals before February 28, 2014.
The Goa Regularization of Unauthorized Construction (Amendment) Bill, 2025, opens a new two-year period for applicants who missed earlier deadlines or were rejected. It also waives the requirement for consent from co-owners and raises area limits to 600sqm in rural areas and 1,000sqm in urban areas.
Objections or suggestions related to regularization will be considered by the deputy collector within 30 days after the notice period.
Beneficiaries of regularized houses on government land will be prohibited from selling or transferring the property for 20 years post-regularization, with any transfer afterward subject to government approval.
The state government clarified that even after 20 years, any property transfer will remain at the discretion of the government.
