Subject(s): Housing policy in Andhra pradesh in India -- land use and government policy in Andhra pradesh in India -- Real estate development in Andhra pradesh in India -- Public housing in India in Andhra pradesh in India -- land tenure in Andhra pradesh in India -- Poor housing in Andhra pradesh in India -- Squatter settlements in Andhra pradesh in India -- Urban poor and housing in Andhra pradesh in India -- Development of state and city politics in Andhra Pradesh : congress party , Ideology , public policy and political interest groups, Urban politics , Low income housing -- Land and housing policy in Indian and Andhra pradesh : land and housing policy in India, National housing policy -- State and local government (administrative) structure : State and local administrative structure, Municipal corporations, Urban development authorities, District administration -- Research cities - Vijayawada and Visakhapatanam - Location, Socio economic aspects, Politics -- Urban growth history : land allocation across income groups (Post and pre Independence ) - Vijayawada, Visakhapatanam, Land allocation across income groups -- Land allocation across income groups : General trends -- Changing the MIG-HIG land market segment - Private sector : changes in Private supply, demand and prices in the MIG-HIG segment of the local land market , Commercial private land subdivision for middle and high income groups in historical perspective, Recent developemnt- emergence of real estate organisations and independent builders, private apartment builder s -- Changes in the low-income segment of the market - Private sector : Types of settlements and land delivery , Changes in the quantity, quality and prices of land delivery to poor households, Development in squatting -- Government intervention : Infrastructure and service provision, urban planning , land acquistion act 1894 and urban land ceiling act 1976, Public land and housing delivery, Slum improvement, Relocation