Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Declare Amaravati As Andhra Pradesh Capital

Gursimran Kaur Bakshi

1 April 2026 2:58 PM IST

  • Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Declare Amaravati As Andhra Pradesh Capital

    The Lok Sabha today passed a Bill to declare Amaravathi as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. The Bill, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation(Amendment) Bill, 2026, was introduced by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai. The Bill intends to amend Section 5 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, which declared Hyderabad as the joint capital for Andhra Pradesh and the then...

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