Andhra Pradesh Secretariat is the administrative office of the employees of the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is presently located in interim facilities, situated in the Velagapudi area of Amaravati.[1] It is proposed to be shifted to Visakhapatnam as per the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020.[2][3]
When the State of Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1951, the Secretariat was located in an old Nizam structure called Peshi in the capital city of Hyderabad. The Secretariat functioned like this until the bifurcation of the state into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The building was to be shared in the ratio 58:42 by both the states which will continue till 2024 as per the Act and was to be transferred to Telangana in 2024. However, in February 2016 an interim Secretariat complex was inaugurated in Velagapudi, Amaravati and it started functioning from there Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Secratariat at Visakhapatnam
In July 2020 Andhra Pradesh Governor Biswabhushan Harichandan signed the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020. According to section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020, The State Government shall endeavour to locate all the Institutions of the State, the State Department(s) and the instrumentalities of the State in the three Capital(s) under Section 7. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing the State shall, as far as practicable, seek to ensure the following: (i) The seat of Legislature shall be at the Legislative Capital of Amaravati; (ii) The RajBhawan, Secretariat and Offices of the Heads of the Departments of Government shall be located at the Executive Capital of Visakhapatnam;
References
- ↑ CM inaugurates AP's interim secretariat. The Hindu(2016-04-26). Retrieved 2016-05-14.
- ↑ 'Vizag is bound to become Executive Capital of State'. The Hindu(2020-07-16). Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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