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N Chandrababu Naidu-led government in 2015 acquired over 33,000 acres of land from farmers to develop Amaravati as the capital of the state. Amaravati is the present capital of Andhra Pradesh. Speaking at the global investors conference in Delhi, Jagan invited the industrialists and investors to Andhra Pradesh. He also asked them to come to Visakhapatnam where the global investment summit is planned for two days in March this year. “Here I am inviting you all to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital,” Jagan Mohan Reddy said inviting the investors to the summit. He further said that he would also be shifting to Visakhapatnam in the days to come. “I myself would be shifting over to Visakhapatnam in the months to come as well,” the chief minister said. 00:53 Visakhapatnam named as new capital of Andhra Pradesh The chief minster’s statement also came at a time when the Supreme Court was hearing the case on Amaravati as capital. The state government had challenged the judgement of the AP high court which wanted the state government to develop Amaravati as the capital. The case was heard in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. This is the first time that the chief minister had made a mention of the capital in the last three years in office. Though the chief minister had proposed three capitals three years ago, he had been calling Visakhapatnam as the executive capital. Jagan Mohan Reddy had planned to shift to Visakhapatnam twice in the last three years, but differed due to c...

Jagan made the announcement at the International Diplomatic Alliance Meet and Curtain Raiser for Andhra Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 organised in New Delhi on Tuesday. "Here I am to invite you all to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital in days to come and I myself would be shifting to Visakhapatnam in months to come as well," he said inviting the diplomats and industrialists to participate in Global Investors Summit in the port city on March 3 and 4. The CM's announcement comes on the day when the Supreme Court is scheduled to continue hearing the petitions challenging the High Court's verdict on Amaravati as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. WATCH: Since the apex court's verdict staying the High Court's rule to develop Amaravati in six months' time, several ministers and leaders of the ruling party have been giving statements that Visakhapatnam will become executive capital very shortly and the seat of administration will be shifted to Vizag at the earliest. In his brief speech at the meeting, the Chief Minister highlighted the advantages of Andhra Pradesh, which he described as the fastest-growing state in the country with 11.43 per cent GSDP. "Andhra Pradesh for the last three consecutive years is being rated as the number one in the country with regards to ease of doing business from industrialists' perspective," he said. Pointing out the 974 km long coastline, the Chief Minister said they have six ports with four more to come and six airports in the s...

On 1 October 1953, There have been several movements to revoke the merger of Telangana and Andhra, major ones occurring in 1969, 1972, and 2009. The movement for a new state of Telangana gained momentum in the 21st century by an initiative of The movement continued in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana. On 30 July 2013, the Congress Working Committee unanimously passed a resolution to recommend the formation of a separate Telangana state. After various stages the bill was placed in the List [ ] Capital(s) From To Notes Ref. 1 October 1953 1 November 1956 1 November 1956 2 June 2014 2 June 2014 May 2024 as the 22 October 2015 31 July 2020 as full-fledged capital 31 July 2020 22 November 2021 as executive capital as legislative capital as judicial capital 22 November 2021 Present as full-fledged capital Gallery [ ] • • Rediff. 5 October 2011. . Retrieved 4 October 2014. • The Economic Times. 10 February 2012. . Retrieved 18 February 2012. • Politics Daily. . Retrieved 16 March 2015. • Hindustan Times. Archived from . Retrieved 18 February 2014. • The Times of India. . Retrieved 20 February 2014. • (PDF). Ministry of law and justice, government of India. Archived from (PDF) on 8 January 2016 . Retrieved 3 March 2014. • The Economic Times, 22 October 2015 • NDTV. 22 October 2015 . Retrieved 9 March 2021. • P, Ashish (2 March 2017). India Today . Retrieved 9 March 2021. • • Sudhir, Uma (13 January 2020). NDTV . Retrieved 28 February 2021. • Service, Tribune News. Tribun...

Synopsis The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has declared Visakhapatnam as its new capital, as part of its three-capital plan. The plan aims to develop the state's infrastructure and economy by dividing the state capital into three parts: a legislative capital in Amaravati, an executive capital in Visakhapatnam, and a judicial capital in Kurnool. The three-capital plan of Andhra Pradesh involves dividing the state capital into three parts: a legislative capital in Amaravati, an executive capital in Visakhapatnam, and a judicial capital in Kurnool. The legislative capital, Amaravati, will be the centre of policy-making, while the executive capital, Visakhapatnam, will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the state. The judicial capital, Kurnool, will be the centre of the state's judicial system. Visakhapatnam, the new executive capital of Andhra Pradesh, is an important city that is strategically located on the east coast of India. It is a major port city and is known for its scenic beauty, and bustling port. The city is also known for its excellent transportation network, making it an ideal location for the administration of the state. The city has also been selected as the executive capital because of its proximity to the state's commercial hub, which is located in The three-capital plan of Andhra Pradesh has received mixed reactions from citizens and the political fraternity. While some have hailed the move as a step in the right direction, others have cr...

Nine years after Telangana was carved out of Tucked between the Eastern Ghats mountain range and the Bay of Bengal, it is often crowned as the ‘Jewel of the East coast’. (Official website of Vizag district) In 2015, the then CM N Chandrababu Naidu had declared that Amaravati would be the new capital. In 2020, however, Andhra Pradesh planned to have three capital cities — Amaravati, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool. The Andhra Pradesh High Court in March last year ruled against three capitals and told the government to develop Amaravati. Amid the back-and-forth over selection of a new capital, Amaravati also became the centre of a land scam - an allegation levelled by the ruling YSR Congress against the Telugu Desam Party. Ultimately, the coastal city of Visakhapatnam - also known as Vizag - has finally been chosen as the capital. Here are 7 unique factors of the new capital: 1. City with two ports It is the only city in India that can boast of two of the largest ports in the country - the Vizag port and Gangavaram Port. The Visakhapatnam port, opened in 1933, also figured in India's top five ports in terms of the volume of cargo handled in 2022. Gangavaram is India’s deepest port with a total depth of 21 meters and was inaugurated in 2009. 2. First naval shooting range In August 2022, a first of its kind in India, Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) was inaugurated by Vice-Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag-Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at INS Karna, on the E...

The state of Andhra Pradesh is located in the southeastern part of the Indian subcontinent and is bounded by the Indian states of Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the southwest and west, Telangana to the northwest and north, and Odisha to the northeast. Andhra Pradesh's eastern boundary is a 600-mile (970-km) coastline along the Bay of Bengal.

Premium Visakhapatnam will be Andhra’s capital, says Jagan. What happens to Amaravati and the 3-capitals plan? The decision on picking a new capital has gone through several twists and turns over the years, and a matter that was listed for hearing in the Supreme Court on January 31 was ultimately not taken up. Visakhapatnam will be the Andhra Pradesh needs a new capital since Hyderabad, capital of undivided Andhra Pradesh, is now with Telangana, and the two states have been sharing the capital temporarily. The decision on picking a new capital has gone through several twists and turns over the years, and a matter that was listed for hearing in Also Read | So, what is the importance of this announcement? This announcement is being seen as Jagan’s reiteration that he will go ahead with his plan for all-round development of Andhra Pradesh through decentralisation — and will establish three capitals for the state, each with a different purpose. Jagan has proposed to make Amaravati — which the previous CM N In recent weeks, government Ministers and leaders of the Jagan’s YSRCP have been issuing statements in public meetings that decentralised development would continue, and that the government would start functioning from Visakhapatnam soon. But hasn’t the government withdrawn the Bill to create three capitals? Yes, it has indeed — but the idea of three capitals is far from being abandoned. Also Read | The Jagan government also passed the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inc...

As the matter of Addressing investors at the International Diplomatic Alliance Meet in New Delhi, the CM said, “I am here to invite you to Visakhapatnam, which is going to be our capital in the days to come. I myself will be shifting there in the months to come. I am inviting you to the Global Investors Summit we are organising on March 3 and 4 at Visakhapatnam.” Read | Along with YSR Congress party (YRSCP) ministers, the CM has held public meetings and rallies to drum up support for the decentralisation plan. On March 3, 2022, the Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the state government to develop the proposed capital Amaravati as envisaged under the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Act of the previous Telugu Desam Party government, and set a deadline of six months to develop the capital city. It also spoke of the farmers who gave up land for the development of the capital city in Amravati and organised themselves under the banner of the Rajdhani Rythu Parirakshana Samithi and filed petitions in the High Court challenging the state government’s decision. The High Court said the government should also develop the plots allocated to farmers in lieu of the agricultural land they gave up, and hand it back in three months, and that it must develop infrastructure facilities around the developed plots. The High Court order said other plans too, such as the development of nine theme cities– knowledge city, health city, electronics city, tourism city, justice city, media...