Government of Andhra Pradesh explained

Government Name:Government of Andhra Pradesh
Division Type:Capital
Division:Amaravati
Leader Type:Governor
Leader Title:S. Abdul Nazeer
Leader Type2:Chief Minister
Leader Title2:N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP)
Leader Type3:Deputy Chief Minister
Leader Title3:Pawan Kalyan (JSP)
Leader Type4:Chief Secretary
Leader Title4:Neerabh Kumar Prasad, IAS
Legislature Label:Assembly
Speaker Label:Speaker
Deputy Speaker Label:Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker:Vacant
Members In Assembly Label:Members in Assembly
Members In Assembly:175
Legislative Council Label:Council
Legislative Council:Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Chairman Label:Chairman
Chairman:Koyye Moshenu Raju
Deputy Chairman:Zakia Khanam
Members In Council Label:Members in Council
Members In Council:58
Branch4:Judiciary
Court Name:High Court
Court:Andhra Pradesh High Court
Chief Justice Label:Chief Justice
Chief Justice:Dhiraj Singh Thakur

The Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as GoAP, is the state government and the administrative body responsible for the governance of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, legislature and head of judiciary.

Under the Constitution of India, de jure executive authority lies with the governor, although this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the chief minister, the de facto authority and the cabinet. Following elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.

It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for a five-year term. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body that governs the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Governance

Executive

See also: Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers and Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the governor as the constitutional head. The governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested.

Council of Ministers

Portfolio MinisterConstituency Tenure Party
Took officeLeft office
Chief Minister
  • General Administration.
  • Law & Order.
  • Public Enterprises.
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister.

N. Chandrababu Naidu
Kuppam12 June 2024Incumbent
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Panchayati Raj.
  • Rural Development & Rural Water Supply.
  • Environment.
  • Forest.
  • Science & Technology

Pawan Kalyan
Pithapuram12 June 2024Incumbent
Cabinet Ministers

Nara Lokesh
12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Agriculture.
  • Co-operation.
  • Marketing.
  • Animal Husbandry.
  • Dairy Development & Fisheries

Kinjarapu Atchannaidu
12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Mines & Geology.
  • Excise.

Kollu Ravindra
12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Food & Civil Supplies.
  • Consumer Affairs.

Nadendla Manohar
Tenali12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Municipal Administration & Urban Development.

Ponguru Narayana
12 June 2024Incumbent

Vangalapudi Anitha
12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Health.
  • Family Welfare & Medical Education.

Satya Kumar Yadav
12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Water Resources Development.

Nimmala Ramanaidu
Palakollu12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Law & Justice.
  • Minority Welfare.

N. M. D. Farooq
Nandyala12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Endowments.

Anam Ramanarayana Reddy
Atmakuru12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Finance.
  • Planning.
  • Commercial Taxes.
  • Legislative Affairs.

Payyavula Keshav
Uravakonda12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Revenue.
  • Registration & Stamps.

Anagani Satya Prasad
Repalle12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Housing.
  • Information & Public Relations.

Kolusu Parthasarathy
Nuzvidu12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Social Welfare.
  • Disabled & Senior Citizen Welfare.
  • Sachivalayam & Village Volunteer.

Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy
Kondapi12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Energy.

Gottipati Ravi Kumar
Addanki12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Tourism.
  • Culture.
  • Cinematography.

Kandula Durgesh
Nidadavole12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Women & Child Welfare.
  • Tribal Welfare.

Gummadi Sandhya Rani
Saluru12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Roads & Buildings.
  • Infrastructure & Investments.

B. C. Janardhan Reddy
Banaganapalle12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Industries & Commerce.
  • Food Processing.

T. G. Bharath
Kurnool12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Backward Class Welfare
  • Economically Weaker Sections Welfare
  • Handlooms & Textiles

S. Savitha
Penukonda12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Labour.
  • Factories.
  • Boilers & Insurance Medical Services.

Vasamsetti Subhash
Ramachandrapuram12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
  • Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty.
  • NRI Empowerment & Relations.

Kondapalli Srinivas
Gajapathinagaram12 June 2024Incumbent
  • Transport.
  • Youth & Sports.

Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy
Rayachoti12 June 2024Incumbent

Employees

State has about 8 lakh employees. This comprises 5.6 lakh regular employees (1.3 lakh new employees at village and ward Secretariate) employees), 2 lakh contract and outsourcing employees, apart from more than 60,000 employees working in corporations and public sector undertakings.[1]

Legislature

See main article: Andhra Pradesh Legislature.
The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of:

Judiciary

See main article: Andhra Pradesh High Court and District Courts of India.
High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad was the highest court of appeal at the state level till 2019. After Andhra Pradesh High Court was inaugurated in Amaravati on 1 January 2019, it became the High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh. It has subordinate Civil and Criminal Courts in every District.[2] Decisions of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh can be appealed in the Supreme Court of India.

Emblem

See main article: Emblem of Andhra Pradesh.
The emblem consists of “Dhamma Chakra" (Wheel of law), decorated with a string of triratnas alternating with pinnate leaves and precious stones. Three circles of decorative beads surround the wheel.“Purna Ghataka” (The vase of plenty) is at the hub of the wheel. The national emblem is at the bottom.The word ‘Andhra Pradesh Prabhutvam’ (Government of Andhra Pradesh) in Telugu script is at the top. It is flanked by the word "Andhra Pradesh" written in English and Devanagari lipi. The word 'Satyameva Jayathe' in Telugu scripts appears at the bottom.[3] [4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Only 1 lakh of total 8 lakh govt. employees in Andhra Pradesh have downloaded facial recognition attendance app, suggests Google Play Store . 2023-01-17 . 2023-05-26 . The Hindu.
  2. http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/50a.html Judicial Directory
  3. Web site: Coat of Arms- Emblem of Government of Andhra Pradesh . 2018-11-14 . 2023-06-16 . Government of Andhra Pradesh . dead . 2019-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529142622/https://gad.ap.gov.in/about/general/14112018gad_p2-4.pdf .
  4. Web site: About General Administration Department (Links for emblem and other state symbols) . 2023-06-16 . Government of Andhra Pradesh .