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AP Reorganisation Act, 2014
18.1–18.3 Road to the Act
- Regional unease inside united Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014) revived the Telangana statehood demand after 2009.
- The Union Cabinet decided on bifurcation on 3 October 2013; Parliament passed the Bill in February 2014; assent came on 1 March 2014.
18.2 Constitutional basis
- Article 3 lets Parliament form new States; the State Legislature's views must be sought but do not bind Parliament.
- Article 4 lets such a law amend the First and Fourth Schedules without an Article 368 amendment.
18.4–18.6 Territory, capital and Governor
- Telangana (10 districts) formed on 2 June 2014; the rest stayed Andhra Pradesh (AP) (13 districts).
- Hyderabad was the common capital for up to ten years; the Governor had special responsibility for its security.
18.7–18.8 Legislatures and courts
- Seats were split: Lok Sabha 25 and 17, Rajya Sabha 11 and 7, Assemblies 175 and 119.
- A common High Court at Hyderabad served both States until a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh began on 1 January 2019.
18.9–18.13 Dividing the State
- Assets and liabilities follow location, the population ratio 58.32 : 41.68, purpose or agreement, category by category.
- The Act set up an Apex Council and two river management boards, made Polavaram a national project and listed Union commitments in the Thirteenth Schedule.
Don't confuse
- Assent (1 March 2014) made the Act law; the appointed day (2 June 2014) brought the new States into being.
- Special Category Status was promised in a Prime Minister's statement in Parliament; it is not in the Act.
Notice how the branches move from why and how the law was made, to what it did with territory, institutions, money and water. The last branch holds two common mix-ups.