Why in the News?
Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, officially declaring Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh, 12 years after the State bifurcation.
Key Points
- Parliament passed Bill to recognise Amaravati as capital
- Amendment to Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
- Effective date: June 2, 2024
- Rajya Sabha passed the Bill after Lok Sabha approval
Background: Andhra Pradesh Bifurcation
- Year: 2014
- Andhra Pradesh split into: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana received: Hyderabad as capital
- Andhra Pradesh:
- No permanent capital decided
- Amaravati proposed later
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Resolution
- Date: March 28, 2026
- Andhra Pradesh Assembly requested:
- Statutory recognition of Amaravati
- Union government amended AP Reorganisation Act
| [2021] With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct? (a) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here. (b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here. (c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here. (d) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here. |
