Question : Which state government has recently(January 2022) issued draft notifications for carving out the 13 new districts ?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- Andhra Pradesh has recently(January 2022) issued draft notifications for carving out the 13 new districts.
- Telugu New Year’s Day(TNYD) —
- Referring to the creation of new districts, Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan, during his Republic Day address, said, they would be in place by this TNYD Ugadi (falling on April 2).
- list of new districts —
- Araku Lok Sabha constituency is being split into two new districts
- The two new tribal districts will be Manyam, with headquarters in Parvathipuram, and Alluri Sitarama Raju, named after the legendary Telugu freedom fighter with headquarters in Paderu.
- The other new districts are Anakapalli (out of the existing Visakhapatnam district), Konaseema and Kakinada (out of East Godavari), Eluru (out of West Godavari), NTR (out of Krishna), Bapatla and Palnadu (out of Guntur), Nandyal (out of Kurnool), Sri Satya Sai (out of Anantapuramu), Annamayya (out of Kadapa) and Sri Balaji (out of Chittoor).
Shiftin of headquarter —
The headquarters of the existing East Godavari district is being shifted to Rajamahendravaram and that of West Godavari to Bhimavaram.
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