Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act

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.