At a time when the Andhra Pradesh government is planning to shift a part of its functions to Visakhapatnam by setting up transit offices of the State Secretariat, the Central government’s reply on the capital issue has triggered a debate on Amaravati as the capital city of the State.
In a reply to a question raised by Rajya Sabha member Javed Ali Khan on December 4 (Monday), Minister of State for Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Kaushal Kishore maintained that the capital city of Amaravati had an approved Master Plan.
The Rajya Sabha Member had asked the Ministry that “Whether it is a fact that 39% of the State capitals do not have active master plans, which act as an essential tool for urban governance and long-term city development”.
