Government of Andhra Pradesh

Government of Andhra Pradesh
Executive
Governor Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy Chief Minister K. E. Krishnamurthy Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
Legislature
Assembly
Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao
Deputy Speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad
Members in Assembly 175
Council Vidhan Parishad
Chairman N. M. D. Farooq
Deputy Chairman Reddy Subrahmanyam
Members in Council 58
Judiciary
High Court High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad
Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan

Government of Andhra Pradesh is the Government for the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India.

It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5-year term.


Government of ANDHRA PRADESH is a democratically elected body that governs the State of ANDHRA PRADESH, India. The state government is headed by the Governor of ANDHRA PRADESH as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected Chief Minister as the real head of the executive. The governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested. The state government maintains its capital at Amaravati and is seated at the Government Secretariat or the Sachivalayam.

Governance

Executive

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the Chief Minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested.

AP Government Employees[1]
Lakhs % Type of Employee
6.06 46.65% Central Government
3.39 26.07% Central Bodies
2.53 19.49% PSU

Legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of:

Judiciary

High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad is the highest court of appeal at the state level. It has subordinate Civil and Criminal Courts in every District.[2] Decisions of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad can be appealed in the Supreme Court of India.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Employee Census 2006. Apdes.ap.gov.in. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.
  2. ↑ Judicial Directory. Hc.ap.nic.in. Retrieved on 2012-01-09.

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