VISAKHAPATNAM IS ANDHRA’S NEW CAPITAL

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that Visakhapatnam, popularly
known as Vizag will be the new capital of the state.

“I am here to invite you to Visakhapatnam, which will be our capital. I will also be shifting to Vizag. I invite you andyour colleagues to see for yourself how easy it is to do business in Andhra Pradesh,” CM Reddy said, while speaking at the International Diplomatic Alliance meet in Delhi.
“Here I am to invite you to Visakhapatnam which will be our capital in the days to come. I will also be shifting to Visakhapatnam in the months to come”: Andhra Pradesh
CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy at International Diplomatic Alliance meet in Delhi. Moreover, CM Reddy asserted that Vizag, as the headquarters will also be the base of the state’s governor. However, the legislature will function from Amaravati. This is the first time that the chief minister has made
a categorical statement about shifting the administrative capital to Visakhapatnam. The decision to shift Andhra capital to Vizag comes ahead of the 2-day AP’s global investment summit scheduled to be held on March 3 and 4. Making the big announcement, CM Reddy told media that
he will shift his base to Vizag. He also requested investors – foreign and domestic – to ‘visit us and see… how easy it is do to business in the state of Andhra Pradesh’. Visakhapatnam
was earlier treated as the third Andhra capital after it was shifted from Hyderabad to Amaravati post the bifurcation of state (Telangana and Andhra) in 2014.

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