Amaravati, March 31 – A bill to grant Amaravati the status of the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh will be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, will be introduced in the Lok Sabha.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, will be amended to recognize Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
Sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the Act will be amended to include "and Amaravati shall be the new capital" to replace the words "and there shall be a new capital."
According to the explanation of the proposed amendment, the term "Amaravati" includes the capital city areas notified under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014.
The amendment will be considered effective from June 2, 2024.
The statement of objects and reasons of the bill noted that the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh passed a resolution on March 28, 2026, requesting the Government of India to amend Section 5 of the said Act, so as to incorporate the name of "Amaravati" as the new capital of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.
The amendment bill aims to provide legal clarity regarding the capital of Andhra Pradesh. The TDP-led NDA government in the state has been working towards this, and a resolution was passed in the Assembly on March 28, paving the way for the bill.
The resolution passed during the special session requested the Central government to declare and notify Amaravati as the sole capital city of the state.
The resolution stated that the words "at Amaravati" be inserted in Section 5(2) of the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014 (APRA), and "and Amaravati includes the Capital city areas notified under the A.P. Capital Regional Development Act, 2014" be added to the explanation to Section 5, as per the advice of the High Court contained in its order dated March 3, 2022.
Assembly Speaker Ch. Ayyanna Patrudu forwarded the resolution to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha Speaker, the Union Home Minister, the Secretary of the Union Home Ministry, and the Chief Secretary of the State government.