Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers

Part of the government of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers

Seat of Government| Amaravati
Legislative branch
Assembly|

* Andhra Pradesh State Assembly

Speaker| Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu[1]
Deputy Speaker| Raghu Rama Krishna Raju
Members in Assembly| 175
Council| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Chairman| Koyye Moshenu Raju
Deputy Chair| Zakia Khanam
Members in Council| 58
Executive branch
Governor| Syed Abdul Nazeer
Chief Minister| Nara Chandrababu Naidu
Deputy Chief Minister| Pawan Kalyan
Chief Secretary| Kaveti Vijayanand[2]

The Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers are elected legislative members, who are appointed as ministers by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh to form the executive branch of the Government of Andhra Pradesh. They hold various portfolios as decided by the Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. The most recent state council of ministers is headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu after the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[3][4][5] The term of every executive wing is five years.

The council of ministers are assisted by department secretaries attached to each ministry who are from IAS cadre. The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of Government is Chief Secretary to the State Government.

## Constitutional requirement

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### For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

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According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,[6]

> # There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.

>   1. If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
>   2. The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.

This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.

The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:

Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.

> # The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.

>   1. Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
>   2. A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
>   3. The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature of the State so determines, shall be a specified in the Second Schedule.

## Chief Minister

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Main article: List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh

N. Chandrababu Naidu (Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)

Like any Indian state, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is the real head of the government and responsible for state administration. He is the leader of the parliamentary party in the legislature and heads the state cabinet.

## Deputy Chief Minister

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Main article: List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh

Pawan Kalyan (Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)

## State Council of Ministers

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As per Indian Constitution, all portfolios of state government is vested in Chief Minister, who distribute various portfolio to individual ministers whom he nominates to the State Governor. The state governor appoints individual ministers for various portfolios and departments as per advice of Chief Minister and together form the State Cabinet. As the original portfolios are vested with CM, who delegates to others upon his/her wish, actions of individual ministers are part of collective responsibility of the state cabinet and Chief Minister is responsible for actions of each minister. The state cabinet along with Chief Minister, prepares General policy and individual department policy, which will be guiding policy for day-to-day administration of each minister.

### Council of Ministers

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#  | Portrait  | Minister  | Portfolio  | Constituency  | Tenure  | Party

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Took office  | Left office
Chief Minister
1  |  | Nara Chandrababu Naidu |

* General Administration
* Law & Order
* Public Enterprises
* All other portfolios not allocated to any Minister

| Kuppam | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent  |  | TDP
Deputy Chief Minister
2  |  | Konidela Pawan Kalyan |

* Panchayat Raj
* Rural Development & Rural Water Supply
* Environment
* Forest
* Science and Technology

| Pithapuram | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | JSP
Cabinet Ministers |
3  |  | Nara Lokesh |

* Human Resources Development
* Information Technology
* Electronics & Communication
* Real Time Governance

| Mangalagiri | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
4  |  | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu |

* Agriculture
* Co-operation
* Marketing
* Animal Husbandry
* Dairy Development & Fisheries

| Tekkali | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
5  |  | Kollu Ravindra |

* Mines & Geology
* Excise

| Machilipatnam | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
6  |  | Nadendla Manohar |

* Food & Civil Supplies
* Consumer Affairs

| Tenali | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | JSP
7  |  | Ponguru Narayana |

* Municipal Administration & Urban Development

| Nellore City | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
8  |  | Vangalapudi Anitha |

* Home Affairs & Disaster Management

| Payakaraopet | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
9  |  | Satya Kumar Yadav |

* Health
* Family Welfare & Medical Education

| Dharmavaram | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | BJP
10  |  | Nimmala Rama Naidu |

* Water Resources Development

| Palakollu | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
11  |  | Nasyam Mohammed Farooq |

* Law & Justice
* Minority Welfare

| Nandyal | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
12  |  | Anam Ramanarayana Reddy |

* Endowments

| Atmakur | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
13  |  | Payyavula Keshav |

* Finance
* Planning
* Commercial Taxes
* Legislative Affairs

| Uravakonda | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
14  |  | Anagani Satya Prasad |

* Revenue
* Registration & Stamps

| Repalle | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
`15  |  | Kolusu Parthasarathy |

* Housing
* Information & Public Relations

| Nuzvid | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
16  |  | Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy |

* Social Welfare
* Disabled & Senior Citizen Welfare
* Sachivalayam & Village Volunteer

| Kondapi | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
17  |  | Gottipati Ravi Kumar |

* Energy

| Addanki | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
18  |  | Kandula Durgesh |

* Tourism
* Culture
* Cinematography

| Nidadavole | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | JSP
19  |  | Gummadi Sandhya Rani |

* Women & Child Welfare
* Tribal Welfare

| Salur | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
20  |  | B. C. Janardhan Reddy |

* Roads & Buildings
* Infrastructure & Investments

| Banaganapalle | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
21  |  | T. G. Bharath |

* Industries & Commerce
* Food Processing

| Kurnool | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
22  |  | S. Savitha |

* Backward Classes Welfare
* Economically Weaker Sections Welfare
* Handlooms & Textiles

| Penukonda | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
23  |  | Vasamsetti Subhash |

* Labour
* Factories
* Boilers & Insurance Medical Services

| Ramachandrapuram | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
24  |  | Kondapalli Srinivas |

* Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
* Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty
* NRI Empowerment & Relations

| Gajapathinagaram | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP
25  |  | Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy |

* Transport
* Youth & Sports

| Rayachoti | 12 June 2024  | Incumbent |  | TDP

## List of Cabinets

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Assembly  | Chief Minister  | Ministry  | Party  | Election

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1st  | Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu | First Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu ministry  | INC |  | 1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election
Bezawada Gopala Reddy | First Bezawada Gopala Reddy ministry
2nd  | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | First Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministry  | INC |  | 1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Damodaram Sanjivayya | Damodaram Sanjivayya ministry
3rd  | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy | Second Neelam Sanjiva Reddy ministry  | 1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | First Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry
4th  | Kasu Brahmananda Reddy | Second Kasu Brahmananda Reddy ministry  | 1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
P. V. Narasimha Rao | First P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry
5th  | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Second P. V. Narasimha Rao ministry  | 1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Jalagam Vengala Rao | Jalagam Vengala Rao ministry
6th  | Marri Chenna Reddy | First Marri Chenna Reddy ministry  | 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
T. Anjaiah | T. Anjaiah ministry
Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy | Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy ministry
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | First Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry
7th  | N. T. Rama Rao | First N. T. Rama Rao ministry  | TDP |  | 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
N. Bhaskara Rao | N. Bhaskara Rao ministry
N. T. Rama Rao | Second N. T. Rama Rao ministry
8th  | N. T. Rama Rao | Third N. T. Rama Rao ministry | 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
9th  | Marri Chenna Reddy | Second Marri Chenna Reddy ministry | INC |  | 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
N. Janardhana Reddy | N. Janardhana Reddy ministry
Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | Second Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy ministry
10th  | N. T. Rama Rao | Fourth N. T. Rama Rao ministry | TDP |  | 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
N. Chandrababu Naidu | First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry
11th  | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry | 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
12th | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | First Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry | INC |  | 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
13th | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Second Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ministry | 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Konijeti Rosaiah | Konijeti Rosaiah ministry
Kiran Kumar Reddy | Kiran Kumar Reddy ministry
14th | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry | TDP |  | 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
15th | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy ministry | YSRCP |  | 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
16th | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry | TDP |  | 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

## References

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1. ^ "Ayyanna Patrudu unanimously elected as Speaker of A.P. Legislative Assembly". The Hindu. 22 June 2024.
2. ^ "K. Vijayanand takes over as Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh". The Hindu. 31 December 2024.
3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Election Results 2024: NDA Crosses Halfway Mark, Stage Set For Chandrababu Naidu's Return As CM". News18. 4 June 2024.
4. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers: Full list". The Hindu. 14 June 2024.
5. ^ "AP Cabinet Ministers List: Who Gets What?". Deccan Chronicle. 14 June 2024.
6. ^ https://indiankanoon.org/doc/674146/

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