YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government notifies creation of 13 new districts in Andhra Pradesh

28 Jan,22 9:30 am
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New Districts of Andhra Pradesh: The Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has recently formed 13 new districts.

Key Highlights:

  • The new districts have been formed based on Parliamentary constituencies.
  • Now, there are a total of 26 districts in the Andhra Pradesh.
  • The new districts are likely to be formed on Ugadi, March 2.
  • A notification was issued specifying the revenue boundaries and district centres of the total 26 districts.
  • According to a notification issued by the government, the reorganization of the districts is being done under Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Districts (Formation) Act, 1974.

About the new districts:

  • The new districts include Manyam, Alluri Seetarama Raju, NTR, Anakapalli, Konaseema, Eluru, Bapatla, Palnadu, Nandyala, Sri Satyasai, Kakinada, Annamaiah, Sri Balaji and Parvathipuram.
  • The Araku Lok Sabha constituency in Visakhapatnam was divided into two districts.
  • According to the notification, the new districts and their district headquarters (in brackets) are: Srikakulam (Srikakulam), Vizianagaram (Vizianagaram), Manyam (Parvathipuram), Alluri Sitharama Raju (Paderu), Visakhapatnam (Visakhapatnam), Anakapalli (Anakapalli), Kakinada (Kakinada), Konaseema (Amalapuram), East Godavari (Rajamahendravaram), West Godavari (Bheemavaram), Eluru (Eluru), Krishna (Machilipatnam), NTR (Vijayawada), Guntur (Guntur), Bapatla (Bapatla), Palnadu (Narsaraopeta), Prakasam (Ongole), SPS Nellore (Nellore), Kurnool (Kurnool), Nandyal (Nandyal), Ananthapuram (Ananthapuram), Sri Satyasai (Puttaparthy), YSR Kadapa (Kadapa), Annamayya (Rayachoty), Chittoor (Chittoor) and Sri Balaji (Tirupati).

What is the procedure for the creation of new districts in India?

  • The power to create new districts or alter or abolish existing districts rests with the State governments.
  • This can either be done through an executive order or by passing a law in the State Assembly.
  • Many States prefer the executive route by simply issuing a notification in the official gazette.

Role of Center in the creation of Districts:

  • The Central Governments have no role in creating new districts.
  • The Ministry of Home Affairs is included only when the state government wishes to change the name of a district or a railway station.

Why are new districts created?

The idea behind creating new districts is generally to provide effective governance. However, it is sometimes driven by local demands.

What are the advantages of the creation of new districts in India?

The advantages of creating new districts are as follows:

  • Better administration and governance as there will be more officers for less population.
  • The grievances of the people shall be redressed easily.
  • Scheme implementations and fund transfers becomes easy.
  • Increase in employment as new districts require new officials from top-down.

  Current scenario of Indian districts:

  • According to 2011 census, there were 593 districts in India.
  • Between 2001 and 2011, 46 districts were created.
  • Though the 2021 Census is yet to happen, but according to Know India, a website run by the Government of India (GoI), it says currently there are 718 districts in the country.
  • The number increased due to bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into A.P. and Telangana in 2014.
  • Telangana at present has 33 districts and A.P. has 13 districts.

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