Synopsis: Acting on the state government’s request to declare Amaravati as the state capital, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs wrote to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary earlier this month, seeking clarification on the proposed date of effect for the amendment. Chief Secretary K Vijayanand replied, saying the state wanted Amaravati to be recognised as the capital effective 2 June 2024.

The Union Government reportedly has begun the process of amending the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, to formally declare Amaravati as the sole capital of the state.

Amaravati will be the state capital with retrospective effect from 2 June 2024 – the exact day the 10-year “common capital” arrangement with Hyderabad had ended.

The development follows the Andhra Pradesh government’s request to

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