bifurcation of andhra pradesh

Is Andhra Pradesh Rebranding & Rebuilding Itself As The New Industrial Hub Of India ?

March 18, 2023 admin

Year 1956 – Andhra Pradesh was recognised as a state through the States Reorganisation Act of 1956. Year 2014 – Telangana was bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh, with the IT city of Hyderabad going away to the new state. Andhra now had to rebuild itself. Year 2023 – Union Minister Nitin Gadkari promises Rs 20,000 crore for increasing road connectivity of Andhra Pradesh and connecting all the ports with National highways. This gave the state the much needed boost to rebuild itself. It has been one of the most prosperous states…

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act

April 11, 2022 admin

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea related to the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014. The plea contended that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was passed by both houses of Parliament in a “controversial” manner. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was told by advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for a petitioner, that though the challenge to the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, one of the key aspects of the petition, has become “infructuous” with the passage of time, there are other important issues which needed…