As any other state under the constitution of India, the Andhra Pradesh government has a basic structure which is headed by the Chief Minister and governed by the Governor. The present Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is Shri N.Chandrababu Naidu and the present Governor is Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan. The ministries under the Andhra Pradesh government are:
Ministry for Sports and Culture and Cinematography
Ministry for Cooperation and Transport
Ministry for Major Irrigation and Medium Irrigation
Ministry for Home, Jails, Fire Service, Sainik Welfare and Housing
Ministry for Tourism, Sugar and Major Industries, Commerce and Export Promotion
Ministry for Minorities Welfare, Wakf Urdu Academy, Fisheries and Public Enterprises
Ministry for Panchayati Raj and Endowments
Ministry for Social Welfare and Tribal Welfare
Ministry for Information and Public Relation, Energy and Coal
Ministry for Revenue,Relief&Rehabilitation and Youth Services
Ministry for Commercial Taxes and Excise and Prohibition, Law and Courts
Ministry for Finance, Planning, Small Savings, Lotteries, Legislative Affairs, Health, Medical and Family Welfare
Ministry for School Education, Adult Education, Libraries, Archeology Museums and Archives, Women Development & Child Welfare and Disabled Welfare
Ministry for Mines and Geology, Investment and IT
Ministry for Higher Education and Technical Education & Industrial Training Institute
Ministry for Animal Husbandry &Dairy Development, Warehousing
Ministry for Rural Development, Rural Water Supply, Employment generation, B.C Welfare and Urban Land Ceiling
Ministry for Marketing
Ministry for Municipal Administration,Urban Development and Sericulture
Ministry for Roads and Buildings and Ports
Ministry For Agriculture and Horticulture,Food,Civil Supplies,Legal Metrology and Consumer Affairs
Ministry for Labour & Employement, Handlooms & Textiles, Spinning Mills K and VIB
Ministry for Forest,Environment,Science and Technology and Minor Irrigation
Ministry for Lift Irrigation, APIDC, Ground Water Dev elopement and Rain Shadow Area Dev elopement and Printing and Stationery
The list of the important government departments are as follows:
Agriculture Department
Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Revenue Department
Commercial Taxes Department
Crime Investigation Department
Information Technology and Communications Department
Police Department
Public Enterprises Department
Roads and Buildings Department
Tourism Department
Transport Department
Tribal Welfare Department
Forest Department
General Administration Department
Horticulture Department
Industries Department
By municipal administration, we generally refer to the local governing bodies which are accountable for the overall planning as well as development of a town or a city. Headed by a representative, who is elected by the residents of the respective city or town, such administrative bodies are a part of the government of the respective states
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Municipal Administration in Andhra Pradesh
Similar to the other municipal administrations of the different states of the country, the municipal administrations of this state of south India are even responsible for the development of the dedicated urban region. Such municipal administrations can be of either of the following kinds:
Governing boards
Development authorities
Municipal corporations
About Local Self Government in Andhra Pradesh
Such a form of government had its origination from the Anglo - Saxons. It is a kind of public administration, where a community is formed by the residents of a particular territory. However, this public administrational form necessitates recognition by the Government of India as well as requires a specified legal status. To be precise, it is a government body, which comprises of the elected local representatives and is formed so as to manage the local affairs.
The state of Andhra Pradesh, which is located on the south east coast of the peninsular India, like the other states of the country, even includes local self governments within its state government. These regional self governments look after the development of the state. Apart from implementing different kinds of governmental as well as non-governmental projects, they are even responsible for maintaining a balance in between the development in the rural and the urban areas of this state of south India.
The local self government of this state can broadly be categorized into the two following types:
Municipal Administration
Panchayati Raj
Andhra Pradesh Government Departments
The entire government of the state is sub-divided into several departments and institutions so as to smoothen the state related affairs. Following are the names of the different departments of the Government of Andhra Pradesh:
Department of Agriculture and Co-operation
Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
Department of Backward Classes Welfare
Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies
Department of Energy
Department of Environment, Forests, Science and Technology
Department of Finance
Department of Finance (P. M. U.)
Department of Finance (Project Wing)
Department of General Administration
Department of Health, Medical and Family Welfare
Department of Higher Education
Department of Home
Department of Housing
Department of Industries and Commerce
Department of Information Technology and Communications
Department of Infrastructure and Investment
Department of Irrigation
Department of Labor, Employment Training and Factories
Department of Law
Department of Minorities Welfare
Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
Department of Planning
Department of Public Enterprises
Department of Rain Shadow Areas Development
Department of Revenue
Department of School Education (S. E. Wing)
Department of School Education (S. S. A. Wing)
Department of Social Welfare
Department of Transport, Roads and Buildings
Department of Women Development, Child Welfare and Disabled Welfare
Department of Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture
