Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu presides over a review meeting on the report of the Committee of Ministers on the creation of new districts and revenue divisions at the Secretariat in Amaravati on Tuesday. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has approved the creation of three new districts, Polavaram, Markapuram and Madanapalle, taking the total number of districts in the state from 26 to 29. The decision follows a detailed review of the recommendations made by the Committee of Ministers during a meeting held at the Secretariat in Amaravati on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister also approved the creation of five new revenue divisions and a new mandal along with several changes in the existing boundaries. Additionally, Penugonda mandal in West Godavari district will henceforth be known as Vasavi Penugonda.
According to the new administrative plan, the proposed Polavaram district will have Rampachodavaram as its headquarters and will consist of Rampacchodavaram and Chintoor revenue divisions covering a population of 3.49 lakh. Markapuram district will be formed by merging Markapuram and Kanigiri revenue divisions with a total population of 11.42 lakh. Madanapalle district will be created with Madanapalle and Pileru revenue divisions comprising 11.05 lakh people.
As part of the administrative restructuring, new revenue divisions will be established at Nakkapalli in Anakapalli district, Addanki in the reorganized Prakasam district, Pileru in the new Madanapalle district, Banaganapalle in Nandyal district and Madakasira in Sri Sathya Sai district. A new mandal, Pedda Harivanam, will be carved out of Adoni mandal in Kurnool district.
Changes in Jurisdiction
The government also approved jurisdictional changes in several districts, including shifting mandals between revenue divisions and reorganizing assembly segments to simplify administration. Several mandals in Srikakulam, Anakapalli, Kakinada, Konaseema, West Godavari, Bapatla, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa, Sri Sathya Sai and Nandyal districts will now come under the revised revenue setup. Addanki Assembly constituency will be merged with Prakasam district and a new Addanki revenue division will be formed by amalgamation of mandals from Addanki and Darsi segments.
The committee of ministers confirmed that nine districts – Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Visakhapatnam, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Palnadu and Anantapur – will remain unchanged.
The proposals approved by the Chief Minister will be presented before the next cabinet meeting. After approval by the cabinet, an official notification will be issued to formalize the new districts and revenue divisions.
Published – 25 Nov 2025 21:04 IST
