Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
Parliament of India
  • Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
Territorial extentIndia
Passed byLok Sabha
Passed18 February 2014
Passed byRajya Sabha
Passed20 February 2014
Assented to byPranab Mukherjee
Assented to1 March 2014
Signed byPranab Mukherjee
Signed1 March 2014
Commenced2 June 2014
Effective2 June 2014
Legislative history
First chamber: Lok Sabha
Bill title13 February 2014
Introduced byMeira Kumar
Introduced18 February 2014
Second chamber: Rajya Sabha
Bill title20 February 2014
Received from the Lok Sabha20 February 2014
Member(s) in chargeP. J. Kurien
Final stages
Finally passed both chambers
Amended by
Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2013
Status: In force

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of Indian Parliament that split the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state,[1] as an outcome of the Telangana movement. The Act defined the boundaries of the two states, determined how the assets and liabilities were to be divided, and laid out the status of Hyderabad as the permanent capital of new Telangana state and temporary capital of the Andhra Pradesh state.[2][3]

An earlier version of the bill, Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2013, was rejected by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 30 January 2014.[4] The 2014 bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014 and in the Rajya Sabha on 20 February 2014.[5] The bill was attested by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 1 March 2014 and published in the official Gazette on 2 March 2014, where as 2 June 2014 is the 'appointed day' according to the act.[6] The new states were created on 2 June 2014.[7]

  1. ^ "On eve of GoM meet, Minister says Bill on Telangana is ready". 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Govt may give Telangana, AP special status under Article 371-D". Firstpost. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh bifurcation: GoM for special status to both states". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Andhra Pradesh assembly rejects the Bill for separate Telangana". Biharprabha News. IANS. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  5. ^ PRS, Legislative Research. "PRS Bill Track". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. ^ "President rule in Andhra Pradesh, assent to Telangana bill". The Times of India. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Gazette Notification of commencement" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 5 March 2014.