The Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as GoAP, is the state government and the administrative body responsible for the governance of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, legislature and head of judiciary.
Under the Constitution of India, de jure executive authority lies with the governor, although this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the chief minister, the de facto authority and the cabinet. Following elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for a five-year term. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body that governs the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Governance Executive
The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the governor as the constitutional head. The governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested.
Council of Ministers #PortraitMinisterPortfolio Constituency Tenure PartyTook officeLeft officeChief Minister1 Nara Chandrababu NaiduGeneral Administration Law & Order Public Enterprises Other departments not allocated to any MinisterKuppam12 June 2024Incumbent Deputy Chief Minister2Konidala Pawan KalyanPanchayat Raj Rural Development & Rural Water Supply Environment Forest Science and TechnologyPithapuram12 June 2024Incumbent Cabinet Ministers3Nara LokeshHuman Resources Development Information Technology Electronics & Communication Real Time GovernanceMangalagiri 12 June 2024Incumbent4Kinjarapu AtchannaiduAgriculture Co-operation Marketing Animal Husbandry Dairy Development & FisheriesTekkali 12 June 2024Incumbent5Kollu RavindraMines & Geology ExciseMachilipatnam 12 June 2024Incumbent6Nadendla ManoharFood & Civil Supplies Consumer AffairsTenali12 June 2024Incumbent7 Ponguru NarayanaMunicipal Administration & Urban DevelopmentNellore City 12 June 2024Incumbent8Vangalapudi AnithaHome Affairs & Disaster ManagementPayakaraopet 12 June 2024Incumbent9Satya Kumar YadavHealth Family Welfare & Medical EducationDharmavaram 12 June 2024Incumbent10Nimmala Rama NaiduWater Resources DevelopmentPalakollu12 June 2024Incumbent11Nasyam Mohammed FarooqLaw & Justice Minority WelfareNandyal12 June 2024Incumbent12 Anam Ramanarayana ReddyEndowmentsAtmakur12 June 2024Incumbent13Payyavula KeshavFinance Planning Commercial Taxes Legislative AffairsUravakonda12 June 2024Incumbent14 Anagani Satya PrasadRevenue Registration & StampsRepalle12 June 2024Incumbent`15Kolusu ParthasarathyHousing Information & Public RelationsNuzvid12 June 2024Incumbent16Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya SwamySocial Welfare Disabled & Senior Citizen Welfare Sachivalayam & Village VolunteerKondapi12 June 2024Incumbent17Gottipati Ravi KumarEnergyAddanki12 June 2024Incumbent18Kandula DurgeshTourism Culture CinematographyNidadavole12 June 2024Incumbent19Gummadi Sandhya RaniWomen & Child Welfare Tribal WelfareSalur12 June 2024Incumbent20B. C. Janardhan ReddyRoads & Buildings Infrastructure & InvestmentsBanaganapalle12 June 2024Incumbent21T. G. BharathIndustries & Commerce Food ProcessingKurnool12 June 2024Incumbent22S. SavithaBackward Classes Welfare Economically Weaker Sections Welfare Handlooms & TextilesPenukonda12 June 2024Incumbent23 Vasamsetti SubhashLabour Factories Boilers & Insurance Medical ServicesRamachandrapuram12 June 2024Incumbent24Kondapalli SrinivasMicro, Small and Medium Enterprises Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty NRI Empowerment & RelationsGajapathinagaram12 June 2024Incumbent25Mandipalli Ramprasad ReddyTransport Youth & SportsRayachoti12 June 2024Incumbent
Legislature
The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of: Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly: 175 members (MLAs) Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council: 58 members (MLCs)
Judiciary
High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad was the highest court of appeal at the state level till 2019. After Andhra Pradesh High Court was inaugurated in Amaravati on 1 January 2019, it became the High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh. It has subordinate Civil and Criminal Courts in every District.Judicial Directory. Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved on 9 January 2012. Decisions of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh can be appealed in the Supreme Court of India.
Departments
The Government of Andhra Pradesh operates through a structured administrative framework comprising various Secretariat departments. Each department is overseen by a Secretary to the Government, who serves as the administrative head, while overall coordination and supervision lie with the Chief Secretary. These departments are further divided into sub-divisions, directorates, and affiliated bodies such as boards and corporations to effectively implement government policies and deliver public services. As per the official allocation of business, the state currently has 37 departments.
Agriculture & Co-operation Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries Backward Classes Welfare Chief Minister's Office Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Economically Weaker Sections Welfare Energy Environment and Forests Finance General Administration Health, Medical & Family Welfare Home Housing Human Resources Development (Higher Education) Human Resources Development (School Education) Industries and Commerce Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Infrastructure and Investment Labour, Factories, Boilers and Insurance Medical Services Law Legislature Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minorities Welfare Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Planning Public Enterprises Real Time Governance Revenue Science, Technology and Innovation Skill Development and Training Social Welfare Swarna Gramam and Swarna Wardu Transport, Roads and Buildings Water Resources Tribal Welfare Women, Children, Differently Abled and Senior Citizens Welfare Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture
District in-charge ministers S.No District In-charge MinisterPartyTenure 1 Srikakulam Kondapalli Srinivas 15 October 2024Incumbent 2 Parvathipuram Manyam Kinjarapu Atchannaidu 15 October 2024 3 Vizianagaram Vangalapudi Anitha 15 October 2024 4 Visakhapatnam Dr. Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy 15 October 2024 5 Alluri Sitharama Raju Gummadi Sandhya Rani 15 October 2024 6 Anakapalli Kollu Ravindra 15 October 2024 7 Kakinada Ponguru Narayana 15 October 2024 8 East Godavari Dr. Nimmala Rama Naidu 15 October 2024 9 Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema Kinjarapu Atchannaidu 15 October 2024 10 Eluru Nadendla Manohar 15 October 2024 11 West Godavari Gottipati Ravi Kumar 15 October 2024 12 NTR Satya Kumar Yadav 15 October 2024 13 Krishna Vasamsetti Subhash 15 October 2024 14 Palnadu Gottipati Ravi Kumar 15 October 2024 15 Guntur Kandula Durgesh 15 October 2024 16 Bapatla Kolusu Parthasarathy 15 October 2024 17 Prakasam Anam Ramanarayana Reddy 15 October 2024 18 Markapuram Anam Ramanarayana Reddy 01 January 2026 19 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore N. Md. Farooq 15 October 2024 20 Kurnool Dr. Nimmala Rama Naidu 15 October 2024 21 Nandyal Payyavula Keshav 15 October 2024 22 Ananthapuramu T. G. Bharath 15 October 2024 23 Sri Sathya Sai Anagani Satya Prasad 15 October 2024 24 YSR Kadapa S. Savitha 15 October 2024 25 Annamayya B. C. Janardhan Reddy 15 October 2024 26 Tirupati Anagani Satya Prasad 15 October 2024 27 Chittoor Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy 15 October 2024
Emblem
The emblem consists of “Dharma Chakra" (Wheel of law), decorated with a string of triratnas alternating with pinnate leaves and precious stones. Three circles of decorative beads surround the wheel. “Purna Ghataka” (The vase of plenty) is at the hub of the wheel. The national emblem is at the bottom. The word ‘Andhra Pradesh Prabhutvam’ (Government of Andhra Pradesh) in Telugu script is at the top. It is flanked by the word "Andhra Pradesh" written in English and Devanagari. The word 'Satyameva Jayathe' in Telugu scripts appears at the bottom.
See also List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh Politics of Andhra Pradesh
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