UPSC Articles
Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act
Part of: Prelims and GS II – Polity
Context The Andhra Pradesh government passed a Bill to repeal (cancel) the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, and the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Repeal Act of 2020.
Key takeaways
- More comprehensive legislation will be brought in now.
- No timeframe has been laid out for the exercise.
- The repeal was intended to undertake further study and consultations to impart more clarity to the policy of decentralisation.
Three- capitals
- Andhra Pradesh had notified the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020, and the AP Capital Region Development Authority (Repeal) Act, 2020 in July.
- This law paves the way for three capitals for the state.
- Amaravati– legislative capital.
- Visakhapatnam– executive capital.
- Kurnool– judicial capital.
