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This Act, titled The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026 (No. 7 of 2026), further amends the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Detailed Summary

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026 (No. 7 of 2026), received Presidential assent on April 6, 2026, and is deemed to have come into force on June 2, 2024. This Act, published by the Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department), amends the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Act 6 of 2014). Specifically, in section 5, sub-section (2) is modified to substitute the phrase “and there shall be a new capital” with “and Amaravati shall be the new capital”. Furthermore, the existing Explanation in section 5 is renumbered as Explanation 1, and a new Explanation 2 is inserted. Explanation 2 clarifies that for the purposes of sub-section (2), the term “Amaravati” encompasses the capital city areas notified under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014 (Andhra Pradesh Act 11 of 2014). The notification was signed by Dr. Rajiv Mani, Secretary to the Government of India.

Full Text

REGISTERED NO. DL-(N)04/0007/2003-26 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-06042026-271593 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 12] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2026/CHAITRA 16, 1948 (Saka) Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 6th April, 2026/Chaitra 16, 1948 (Saka) The Following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 6th April, 2026 and is hereby published for general information:- THE ANDHRA PRADESH REORGANISATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2026 NO. 7 OF 2026 [6th April, 2026.] An Act further to amend the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 2nd day of June, 2024. Short title and commencement. THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II-Sec.1] Amendment of Act 6 of 2014. 2. In the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, in section 5,— (a) in sub-section (2), for the words “and there shall be a new capital", the words "and Amaravati shall be the new capital" shall be substituted; (b) the Explanation shall be numbered as Explanation 1 thereof and after Explanation 1 as so numbered, the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:- 'Explanation 2. For the purposes of sub-section (2), the expression “Amaravati” includes the capital city areas notified under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014.'. Andhra Pradesh Act 11 of 2014. DR. RAJIV MANI, Secretary to the Govt. of India. UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054. MGIPMRND-11 GI-06.04.2026 KSHITIZ Digitally signed by KSHITIZ MOHAN Date: 2026.04.06 21:35:43 +05'30' MOHA N

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