Published Mar 26, 2026 | 8:27 PM ⚊ Updated Mar 26, 2026 | 8:27 PM
The move follows the Centre’s advice to pass a formal Assembly resolution specifying Amaravati as the capital.
Synopsis: The Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved a resolution urging the Centre to amend the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, to recognise Amaravati as the state’s sole and permanent capital. It will be taken up at a special Assembly session on 28 March and, if passed, sent to the Union Home Ministry for introduction in Parliament.
The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Thursday, 26 March, approved a resolution urging the Centre to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, to recognise Amaravati as the state’s sole and permanent capital.
The resolution will be tabled at a special Assembly session on 28 March. Once adopted, it will be sent to the Union Home Ministry with a request to introduce the amendment during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.
The amendment seeks to modify sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the Act to explicitly name Amaravati as the capital, giving it statutory and legal protection.
The move follows the Centre’s advice to pass a formal Assembly resolution specifying Amaravati as the capital.
The state has long urged the Centre to grant statutory status to Amaravati. The Chief Minister has raised the matter with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on multiple occasions.
Under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, Hyderabad was designated the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for 10 years. The Act does not mention Amaravati because the state chose it as capital after bifurcation on 2 June 2014.
The ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) says that without statutory backing, Amaravati remains open to policy reversals. It has repeatedly cited the previous YSRCP government’s three-capitals proposal as a key reason to seek firm legal protection.
Officials say that once Parliament amends the law to recognise Amaravati, future governments cannot alter its status, which would ensure long-term administrative stability.
Amaravati was formally declared the capital in April 2015 under the previous TDP government. The 10-year joint-capital period ended on 2 June 2024, so the state is now pushing for formal, irreversible recognition.
(Edited by Dese Gowda)
