THE ANDHRA PRADESH DECENTRALISATION AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL REGIONS ACT, 2020

Nov. 24, 2021

The Andhra Pradesh Assembly unanimously passed a Bill to repeal two laws that were cleared last year as part of the YSRCP government’s contentious move to set up three different state capitals instead of proceeding with the previous TDP regime’s plan to develop the current capital of Amaravati, which is located between Vijayawada and Guntur.

About:

  • Of them, one of the laws that were repealed was the The Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020, passed in January 2020 to make way for three capitals for the state.

  • This way, Amaravati was to be the Legislative capital, Visakhapatnam the Executive capital, and Kurnool the Judicial capital.

Will Andhra Pradesh have only one capital now?

  • It is not clear if the government will stick to Amaravati as the sole capital. Throughout his address, the Chief Minister stressed on the need for decentralization for equitable development of all regions.

  • The CM also did not set any deadline for the introduction of the new Bill.