Amit Shah Launches Goa’s ‘Mhaje Ghar’ Scheme to Grant Home Rights

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today unveiled Goa’s ‘Mhaje Ghar’ Yojana at a ceremony in Taleigao, intending to legalise homes built on government and community land and confer ownership rights on long-standing residents. Major infrastructure and institutional projects worth over ₹2,452 crore were also inaugurated.

Scheme Features & Implementation

• Under Mhaje Ghar, certificates, sanads, and orders are being distributed under acts such as the Goa Land Revenue Code, Goa Regularisation of Unauthorized Constructions Act, and Forest Rights Act.
• Goa plans to regularise houses built before February 28, 2014 on government land, alvara, lease areas, and comunidade (community) land.
• For houses on comunidade land, consent of comunidade and compensation to comunidade may be required.
• Maximum area norms are in place—for government land, upto 400 sq m plus a 2 m buffer; for comunidade land, up to 300 sq m.
• The scheme includes a 20-year no‑transfer clause on regularised properties and legal penalties for false declarations.
• Officials such as police, mamlatdar, talathi, panchayat secretaries, and deputy collectors will be empowered to curb fresh encroachments after launch.

Scale & Beneficiaries

• Around 11 lakh people are expected to benefit from ownership rights under Mhaje Ghar.
• In first phases, roughly 50,000 houses across Goa are slated for regularisation.
• Reports suggest that at least 50% of applicants will be accommodated in the scheme.
• Structures on roadsides built before 1972 will not be demolished under the scheme, ensuring protection for longstanding roadside dwellings.

Significance

• This scheme addresses long‑standing legal insecurity faced by many Goans living without proper title deeds.
• Regularisation will allow beneficiaries to access formal credit, make home improvements, and have legal peace of mind.
• It reflects the state government’s push toward people‑centric reforms, ensuring dignity and stability for households.
• Through legalising informal housing, Goa aims to bring a large segment of its populace into the formal property regime.

Static Facts for Exam Prep

• Scheme Name: Mhaje Ghar (My Home)
• Launch Date & Place: 2025, at Taleigao, Goa
• Objective: Regularise housing on government and comunidade land; grant ownership rights
• Eligible Constructions: Built before February 28, 2014
• Max Area: 400 sq m + 2 m for govt land; 300 sq m for comunidade land
• Conditions: 20-year no‑transfer clause; penalties for false claims
• Beneficiaries Estimate: ~11 lakh people; ~50,000 houses in initial phase