Bill for legal status to Amaravati as Andhra capital to be tabled in Parliament tomorrow
AMARAVATI: A Bill to accord statutory status to Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The Adhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2026, will be introduced in Lok Sabha.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 will be amended to recognise Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Sub-Section (2) of Section 5 of the Act will be amended to incorporate “and Amaravati shall be the new capital” to replace the words “and there shall be a new capital”.
As per the explanation of the proposed amendment, the expression 'Amaravati' includes the capital city areas notified under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014.
The amendment will be deemed to have come into force from June 2, 2024.
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