Hyderabad: The YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday has cleared 13 new districts under AP Districts Formation Act, Section 3(5). The new districts have been formed on the basis of Parliamentary constituencies. The total number of districts in the state are 26 now.


The Cabinet on Wednesday has approved the new Government Order to increase the number of districts in the state to 26. With this approval, 13 districts are added to the 13 already existing districts. The new districts will come into existence by the Ugadi festival. The government has asked for suggestions and objections on this preliminary notification within a month.


A cabinet meeting on the new districts was held online on Tuesday at 8 PM. Deputy CM Dharmana Krishnadas' proposal for new districts was tabled by the Cabinet. The cabinet approved it online.


Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma held a video conference with district collectors on Tuesday afternoon prior to the meeting and explained the process of new districts and took views and suggestions.


These are the new districts


District                                            Headquarters 


Srikakulam                                      Srikakulam


Vijayanagaram                               Vijayanagaram


Manyam District                            Parvathipuram


Alluri Sitaramaraj District               Paderu


Visakhapatnam                              Visakhapatnam


Anakapalli                                      Anakapalli


East Godavari                                 Kakinada


Konaseema                                    Amalapuram


Rajamahendravaram                    Rajamahendravaram


Narasapuram                               Bhimavaram


West Godavari                             Eluru


Krishna                                         Machilipatnam


NTR District                                  Vijayawada


Guntur                                         Guntur


Bapatla                                        Bapatla


Palnadu                                       Narasaraopet


Prakasam                                    Ongole


Sripotti Sriramulu Nellore          Nellore


Kurnool                                       Kurnool     


Nandyala                                    Nandyala


Ananthapuram                           Ananthapuram


Sri Sathyasai District                  Puttaparthy


YSR Kadapa                                Kadapa


Annamayya District                    Rayachoty


Chittoor                                     Chittoor


Sribalaji District                         Tirupati


A committee was set up on August 7, 2020, under the auspices of the Cheif Secretary on the formation of new districts, followed by four other sub-committees on district boundaries, personnel and assets. District-level committees were also set up under the supervision of the Collectors. The planning department studied and submitted a report. 


As part of forming new districts, 15 new revenue divisions have been proposed. This brings the total number of revenue divisions in the state to 62.


(With inputs from ABP Desam — It is a Telugu platform of ABP News. For more news, commentary and latest happenings from two Telugu states, follow https://telugu.abplive.com//amp)