Over 5,000 Applications to Be Clear Under Majhe Ghar Scheme: Goa CM

Panaji, June 4: A total of 1,000 orders will be handed over to house owners of South Goa district on Thursday at Margao's Ravindra Bhavan. A similar programme will be organised in North Goa district.

No Illegal Construction

Sawant said more than 95 per cent of houses on government land belong to Goans. "My government does not promote illegal construction in Goa. We have streamlined the process so that there is no illegal house constructed in Goa," the CM said. The state government will not allow migrants to construct illegal houses.

Comunidade Land Regularisation

Regarding regularisation of houses on comunidade land, the state government, through the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 (Amendment) Bill, 2025, inserted an article allowing regularisation of dwelling houses built on comunidade land before February 28, 2014, by landless individuals. Sawant said that if a comunidade refuses to issue an NOC to regularise a house on their land, the administrator of comunidade will issue NOCs to those households within a month.

Amendment Bill Provisions

The Goa Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction (Amendment) Bill, 2025, opens a new two-year window for applicants who missed previous deadlines or faced rejection. Consent from co-owners is no longer needed, and area limits have increased to 600 sqm in rural areas and 1,000 sqm in urban areas. Beneficiaries will not be able to sell or transfer the land for 20 years.

Penalties for False Declarations

The rules specify that applicants may face jail time of up to two years or a fine of up to ₹1 lakh if they furnish a false declaration or document for the allotment of government land. Specific counters have been arranged to resolve any issues related to the Majhe Ghar scheme.