In a major administrative reorganisation, the Andhra Pradesh government is planning to create six new districts, taking the total from 26 to 32 in the State.
The Telugu Desam Party-led National Democratic Alliance under Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu hopes that the initiative will make governance more accessible and fulfil a key promise from the 2024 election campaign.
The proposed districts—Palasa, Amaravati, Markapuram, Gudur, Madanapalle and Rajampet—are part of a broader plan to redraw district, revenue division and mandal boundaries.
A Cabinet sub-committee formed in July 2025 to address persistent demands from MLAs, MPs and civic groups is finalising its recommendations. A Cabinet decision is expected on Friday, 7 November.
After the 2014 bifurcation, the truncated Andhra Pradesh was left with only 13 districts. The previous YSRCP government tripled that number to 26 in 2022.
After returning to power in June 2024, Naidu promised to clean up the clutter. Though Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad initially downplayed expansion plans, mounting public pressure led the chief minister to form a seven-member Group of Ministers (GoM) to resolve boundary disputes and propose reforms.
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The GoM—comprising Ministers Anagani Satya Prasad, P Narayana, Vangalapudi Anitha, Nadendla Manohar, BC Janardhan Reddy, N Rama Naidu and Satyakumar Yadav—held its first meeting in August at the Secretariat. The members later visited the 13 erstwhile district headquarters, gathering nearly 200 representations from citizens, officials and organisations.
Each proposed district is designed to serve a distinct purpose. Palasa would strengthen administrative oversight in Srikakulam’s northern coastal belt. Amaravati would finally have its own district – a capital in both name and function, centred around the nearly completed Secretariat and Assembly complex.
Markapuram would bring together Prakasam’s scattered constituencies, including Kanigiri, Giddalur, Yerragondapalem, Darsi and Markapur. Gudur would anchor Nellore’s southern region, while Madanapalle and Rajampet are expected to ease administrative congestion in Chittoor and YSR Kadapa.
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