Andhra Pradesh gets 13 new districts and a new administrative map

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched 13 new districts on Monday via video conferencing at Tadepalli, in Guntur district.

Andhra Pradesh got a new administrative map, with the creation of 13 new districts that doubled their number to 26.

The government said in a statement: “”With the formation of smaller districts – distance from the district centre to remote and border villages will be reduced… District administration will come closer to the people… Increased accountability as the Government comes closer to people.”

“District Police Officers and all the other Government Departments including their camp offices will be in the same premises, thus doing away with the hassle of people travelling miles together for their work in different Government offices,” it added.