Consider the following statements in regarding to Andhra Pradesh three capital Bill:
(1) Andhra Pradesh CM approved a proposal to have three capitals for Andhra Pradesh.
(2) The three proposed capitals for Andhra Pradesh are -Amaravati, Visakhapatnam, Kurnool.
The correct statement/s is/are:
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On January 21, 2020, Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s cabinet approved a proposal to have three capitals for Andhra Pradesh.
- The government has proposed to retain Amaravati as the legislative capital, while making Visakhapatnam the home for executive and Kurnool the judicial capital.
- Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly passed two bills in the state assembly to this effect.
- The current capital of Andhra Pradesh is Amravati.
- Andhra Pradesh cabinet chaired by CM approved the proposal on three capital cities aimed at ‘decentralized and inclusive development of all regions of the state’.
- The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council rejected the bills and sent them to a select committee for further deliberations.
- In December 2019, the state-government appointed an expert committee which recommended that Visakhapatnam be made the executive capital, Kurnool in the Rayalaseema region the legal capital with the high court located there, and suggested that Amaravati could house the governor’s office and the state assembly, becoming the legislative capital.