Government of Andhra Pradesh

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Government of Andhra Pradesh
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
Capital Amaravati
Legislative branch
Assembly
Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
Deputy Speaker Vacant
Members in Assembly 175
Council Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Chairman Koyye Moshenu Raju
Deputy Chair Zakia Khanam
Members in Council 58
Executive branch
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP)
Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan (JSP)
Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad, IAS
Judiciary
High Court Andhra Pradesh High Court
Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur

The Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as GoAP, is the state government and the administrative body responsible for the governance of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, legislature and head of judiciary.

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Under the Constitution of India, de jure executive authority lies with the governor, although this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the chief minister, the de facto authority and the cabinet. Following elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.

It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for a five-year term. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body that governs the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Governance

Executive

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the governor as the constitutional head. The governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested.

Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India), Syed Abdul Nazeer (Governor of Andhra Pradesh) and N. Chandrababu Naidu(Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh) along with the council of ministers at the swearing-in ceremony. Fourth CM Naidu ministry.jpg
Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India), Syed Abdul Nazeer (Governor of Andhra Pradesh) and N. Chandrababu Naidu(Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh) along with the council of ministers at the swearing-in ceremony.

Council of Ministers

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Took officeLeft office
Chief Minister
1
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Nara Chandrababu Naidu
  • General Administration
  • Law & Order
  • Public Enterprises
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister
Kuppam 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
Deputy Chief Minister
2
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Konidala Pawan Kalyan Pithapuram 12 June 2024Incumbent JSP
Cabinet Ministers
3
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Nara Lokesh Mangalagiri 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
4
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Kinjarapu Atchannaidu Tekkali 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
5
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Kollu Ravindra Machilipatnam 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
6
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Nadendla Manohar Tenali 12 June 2024Incumbent JSP
7
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Ponguru Narayana Nellore City 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
8
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Vangalapudi Anitha Payakaraopet 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
9
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Satya Kumar Yadav Dharmavaram 12 June 2024Incumbent BJP
10
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Nimmala Rama Naidu Palakollu 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
11
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Nasyam Mohammed Farooq Nandyal 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
12
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Anam Ramanarayana Reddy Atmakur 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
13
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Payyavula Keshav Uravakonda 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
14
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Anagani Satya Prasad Repalle 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
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Kolusu Parthasarathy Nuzvid 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
16
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Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy Kondapi 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
17
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Gottipati Ravi Kumar Addanki 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
18
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Kandula Durgesh Nidadavole 12 June 2024Incumbent JSP
19
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Gummadi Sandhya Rani Salur 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
20
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B. C. Janardhan Reddy Banaganapalle 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
21
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T. G. Bharath Kurnool 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
22
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S. Savitha Penukonda 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
23 Vasamsetti Subhash.jpg Vasamsetti Subhash Ramachandrapuram 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
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Kondapalli Srinivas
  • Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty
  • NRI Empowerment & Relations
Gajapathinagaram 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP
25
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Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy Rayachoti 12 June 2024Incumbent TDP

Employees

The state has about 8 lakṣa employees. This comprises 5.6 lakṣa regular employees (1.3 lakṣa new employees at village and ward Secretariate) employees), 2 lakṣa contract and outsourcing employees, apart from more than 6 padi vēlu employees working in corporations and public sector undertakings. [1]

Legislature

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The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of:

Judiciary

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High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad was the highest court of appeal at the state level till 2019. After Andhra Pradesh High Court was inaugurated in Amaravati on 1 January 2019, it became the High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh. It has subordinate Civil and Criminal Courts in every District. [2] Decisions of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh can be appealed in the Supreme Court of India.

District In-Charge Ministers

S.NoDistrictIn-charge MinisterPartyTenure
1 Srikakulam Kondapalli Srinivas Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024Incumbent
2 Parvathipuram Manyam Kinjarapu Atchannaidu Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
3 Vizianagaram Vangalapudi Anitha Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
4 Visakhapatnam Dr. Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
5 Alluri Sitharama Raju Gummadi Sandhya Rani Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
6 Anakapalli Kollu Ravindra Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
7 Kakinada Ponguru Narayana Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
8 East Godavari Dr. Nimmala Rama Naidu Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
9 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema Kinjarapu Atchannaidu Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
10 Eluru Nadendla Manohar Janasena Party 15 October 2024
11 West Godavari Gottipati Ravi Kumar Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
12 NTR Satya Kumar Yadav Bharatiya Janata Party 15 October 2024
13 Krishna Vasamsetti Subhash Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
14 Palnadu Gottipati Ravi Kumar Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
15 Guntur Kandula Durgesh Janasena Party 15 October 2024
16 Bapatla Kolusu Parthasarathy Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
17 Prakasam Anam Ramanarayana Reddy Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
18 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore N. Md. Farooq Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
19 Kurnool Dr. Nimmala Rama Naidu Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
20 Nandyal Payyavula Keshav Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
21 Ananthapuramu T. G. Bharath Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
22 Sri Sathya Sai Anagani Satya Prasad Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
23 YSR S. Savitha Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
24 Annamayya B. C. Janardhan Reddy Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
25 Tirupati Anagani Satya Prasad Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024
26 Chittoor Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy Telugu Desam Party 15 October 2024

Emblem

Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.svg
The emblem consists of “Dhamma Chakra" (Wheel of law), decorated with a string of triratnas alternating with pinnate leaves and precious stones. Three circles of decorative beads surround the wheel. “Purna Ghataka” (The vase of plenty) is at the hub of the wheel. The national emblem is at the bottom. The word ‘Andhra Pradesh Prabhutvam’ (Government of Andhra Pradesh) in Telugu script is at the top. It is flanked by the word "Andhra Pradesh" written in English and Devanagari lipi. The word 'Satyameva Jayathe' in Telugu scripts appears at the bottom. [3] [4]

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