Government of Andhra Pradesh
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Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
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| Polity type | Parliamentary republic State government |
| Constitution | Constitution of India |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Amaravati |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council |
| Presiding officer | Koyye Moshenu Raju, Chairman |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Presiding officer | Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| Appointer | President of India (on advice of Central Government) |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Chief Minister |
| Currently | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Appointer | Governor |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Leader | Pawan Kalyan |
| Headquarters | Amaravati |
| Ministries | See Council of Ministers |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh High Court |
| Courts | Judiciary of India |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | |
| Chief judge | Dhiraj Singh Thakur |
| Seat | Amaravati |
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.
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
[edit]Executive
[edit]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.
Council of Ministers
[edit]| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Constituency | Tenure | Party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| Chief Minister | ||||||||
| 1 |  |
Nara Chandrababu Naidu |
|
Kuppam | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | |
| Deputy Chief Minister[1] | ||||||||
| 2 |  |
Konidala Pawan Kalyan Garu | Pithapuram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | JSP | ||
| Cabinet Ministers[2] | ||||||||
| 3 | .jpg) |
Nara Lokesh | Mangalagiri | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 4 |  |
Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | Tekkali | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 5 |  |
Kollu Ravindra | Machilipatnam | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 6 |  |
Nadendla Manohar | Tenali | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | JSP | ||
| 7 |  |
Ponguru Narayana | Nellore City | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 8 |  |
Vangalapudi Anitha | Payakaraopet | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 9 |  |
Satya Kumar Yadav | Dharmavaram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | ||
| 10 |  |
Nimmala Rama Naidu | Palakollu | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 11 |  |
Nasyam Mohammed Farooq |
|
Nandyal | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | |
| 12 |  |
Anam Ramanarayana Reddy | Atmakur | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 13 |  |
Payyavula Keshav | Uravakonda | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 14 |  |
Anagani Satya Prasad | Repalle | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| `15 |  |
Kolusu Parthasarathy | Nuzvid | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 16 |  |
Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy |
|
Kondapi | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | |
| 17 |  |
Gottipati Ravi Kumar | Addanki | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 18 |  |
Kandula Durgesh | Nidadavole | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | JSP | ||
| 19 |  |
Gummadi Sandhya Rani | Salur | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 20 |  |
B. C. Janardhan Reddy | Banaganapalle | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 21 |  |
T. G. Bharath |
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Kurnool | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | |
| 22 |  |
S. Savitha |
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Penukonda | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | |
| 23 | 
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Vasamsetti Subhash | Ramachandrapuram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
| 24 |  |
Kondapalli Srinivas |
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Gajapathinagaram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | |
| 25 |  |
Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy | Rayachoti | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | TDP | ||
Legislature
[edit]The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of:
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly: 175 members (MLAs)
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council: 58 members (MLCs)
Judiciary
[edit]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.[3] Decisions of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh can be appealed in the Supreme Court of India.
Departments
[edit]The Government of Andhra Pradesh operates through a structured administrative framework comprising various Secretariat departments. Each department is overseen by a Secretary to the Government, who serves as the administrative head, while overall coordination and supervision lie with the Chief Secretary. These departments are further divided into sub-divisions, directorates, and affiliated bodies such as boards and corporations to effectively implement government policies and deliver public services. As per the official allocation of business, the state currently has 36 departments.[4]
- Agriculture & Co-operation
- Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries
- Backward Classes Welfare
- Chief Minister's Office
- Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies
- Economically Weaker Sections Welfare
- Energy
- Environment, Forest, Science and Technology
- Finance
- General Administration
- Gram Volunteers/Ward Volunteers and Village Secretariat/ Ward Secretariats
- Health, Medical & Family Welfare
- Home
- Housing
- Human Resources Development (Higher Education)
- Human Resources Development (School Education)
- Industries and Commerce
- Information Technology, Electronics and Communications
- Infrastructure and Investment
- Labour, Factories, Boilers and Insurance Medical Services
- Law
- Legislature
- Municipal Administration and Urban Development
- Minorities Welfare
- Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
- Planning
- Public Enterprises
- Real Time Governance
- Revenue
- Skill Development and Training
- Social Welfare
- Transport, Roads and Buildings
- Water Resources
- Tribal Welfare
- Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens Welfare
- Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture
District in-charge ministers
[edit]Emblem
[edit]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. The word 'Satyameva Jayathe' in Telugu scripts appears at the bottom.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri Pawan Kalyan calls on Union Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan at New Delhi today | Ministry of Rural Development | Government of India". rural.gov.in. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ Judicial Directory. Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved on 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Departments". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
- ^ "Coat of Arms- Emblem of Government of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Government of Andhra Pradesh. 14 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "About General Administration Department (Links for emblem and other state symbols)". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Andhra Pradesh State Website Archived 20 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine
- NIC, Andhra Pradesh
- NBM
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