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.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.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.
