The 2015 rules and the 2025 rules, side by side
There are two rule books. The 2015 one built the city. The 2025 one was written to bring in as much as 40,000 more acres and join Amaravati to Mangalagiri, Tadepalli, Guntur and Vijayawada. On plot sizes the new rules simply copy the old ones. Where they add is in the welfare.
Last reviewed 2026-08-27
The two rule books, compared
| Item | 2015 rules (Phase 1) | 2025 rules (Phase 2) |
|---|---|---|
| Legal name | Andhra Pradesh Capital City Land Pooling Scheme (Formulation and Implementation) Rules, 2015 | Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Land Pooling Scheme Rules, 2025, announced 4 July 2025 |
| Coverage | The 217 sq km capital city | The wider capital region; first notification for seven villages |
| Dry patta land per acre | 1,000 sq yd residential + 250 sq yd commercial | Same |
| Jareebu per acre | 1,000 sq yd residential + 450 sq yd commercial | Same |
| Orchard land | Not separately treated | Reconstituted plots of varying sizes plus ₹1 lakh one-time |
| Annuity | ₹30,000 / ₹50,000 per acre, +10% a year, 10 years (extended to 15 in 2024) | ₹30,000 / ₹50,000 per acre with ₹3,000 / ₹5,000 yearly increments, 10 years |
| Pension | ₹2,500 a month (later ₹5,000), 10 years | ₹5,000 a month, 10 years |
| Loan waiver | Up to ₹1.5 lakh | Same |
| Welfare | Free education and health, skill training, NTR canteens | Free education and health, old-age homes, Anna Canteens, machinery preference |
| Process | Section 55 APCRDA Act; development agreement-cum-irrevocable GPA; layout; lottery; plot certificate | Same statutory route; GIS mapping and field survey before agreements; consent letters at gram sabhas |
Decisions added on top of the rules since then
- 3 August 2024. Phase 1 farmers were given five more years of the yearly payment and the pension, and CRDA's area was restored to 8,352.69 sq km.
- Later in 2024. A higher rate of ₹40,000 for dry land, for farmers signing on or after 12 June 2024.
- 5 July 2025. CRDA approved pooling 20,494 acres across seven villages.
- 7 July 2026. The ₹40,000 was confirmed for anyone who pooled after June 2024, ₹10,000 a year was approved for the loss of village common land, loans were waived in the new villages, and the authority set out how it would deal with owners who would not come in.
What did not change
Three things stayed exactly as they were. The plot sizes per acre. The fact that joining is your choice. And the authority's power to acquire, under the land acquisition law, any land it needs from someone who will not join.
So if anyone tells you the 2025 rules hand out a bigger plot per acre, they are wrong. The extra is in the welfare, and in the higher yearly rate for those who signed after June 2024.
Questions people ask
Did the 2025 rules give bigger plots?
No. What you get for an acre is exactly what it was in 2015: 1,000 plus 250 square yards for dry land, 1,000 plus 450 for jareebu. What the 2025 rules added was a settlement for orchard land, old-age homes, Anna Canteen access, and a yearly rise written in rupees instead of as a percentage.
When did the 2025 rules come out?
On 4 July 2025, from the Municipal Administration and Urban Development department. The next day, the 50th CRDA meeting approved pooling in the seven villages.
Want a straight answer about a plot or a village?
We live and work in the capital villages. Send the survey number or LP number and we will tell you what we know, including the things that should make you pause.