(i) Introduced in Lok Sabha on Feb. 13, 2014 (ii) Passed in Lok Sabha Feb 18, 2014 (iii) Passed in Rajya Sabha Feb., 20, 2014

                        As Introduced                            Errata                               Act 6 of 2014

Object and Reasons: The creation of a separate State of Telangana for the betterment of the social, economic, political and other aspirations of the people of that region has been a long standing demand. Pursuant thereto, the Government of India on 9th December, 2009 announced that the process for formation of a separate State of Telangana would be initiated. After wide-ranging consultations on 3rd October, 2013, the Government of India decided to bifurcate the existing State of Andhra Pradesh. 2. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, 2014 seeks to give effect to the aforesaid decision. It aims at reconstituting the existing State of Andhra Pradesh into two separate States, namely the State of Andhra Pradesh and the State of Telangana. The proposed reorganisation will meet the democratic aspirations of the people of Telangana region and ensure peace, goodwill, progress and prosperity among all the sections of the people of both successor States. 3. The salient features of the said Bill, inter alia, are as follows:—

(a) it provides for the territories of the two successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and necessary provisions relating to representation in Parliament and State Legislatures, distribution of revenues, apportionment of assets and liabilities, mechanisms for the management and development of water resources, power and natural resources and other matters;

(b) it makes provisions for the maintenance of law and order to ensure peace and harmony in all regions and districts of the two successor States after the appointed day;

(c) it provides that Hyderabad in the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be the common capital of both the successor States from the appointed day for a period not exceeding ten years, and puts in place legal and administrative measures to ensure that both the State Governments can function efficiently from the common capital which includes the area notified as Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation under the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955;

(d) it makes provisions casting responsibility on the Central Government to assist the successor State of Andhra Pradesh in identification of its new capital and to assist that State financially in the creation of essential facilities in the new capital; (e) it further makes provisions casting responsibility on the Central Government  to promote industrialisation and economic growth in both the successor States throughfiscal measures as well as through other programmes for the development of backward areas, in particular Rayalaseema and the north coastal regions of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh, by special development package to be given by the Central Government after having due regard to the resources available to the successor State of Andhra Pradesh; (f) it declares that the Polavaram irrigation project will be a national project which would be executed by the Central Government expeditiously.