Two new districts, Polavaram and Markapuram, come into force

In a large administrative overhaul, the Andhra Pradesh Government has officially created 2 caller districts — Polavaram and Markapuram, expanding the State’s full fig of districts to 28 from the existing 26.

The move, effectual from December 31, 2025, aims to streamline governance, amended work delivery, and code determination improvement needs much effectively.

Polavaram district, carved retired of the Rampachodavaram and Chinturu gross divisions of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, volition person Rampachodavaram arsenic its headquarters.

With a colonisation of astir 3.49 lakh people, predominantly tribals, the territory is designed to absorption connected rehabilitation and improvement of villages affected by the Polavaram irrigation project. The territory spanning 11 mandals volition person 2 gross divisions — Rampachodavaram and Chinturu.

Markapuram district, formed by merging the Markapuram and Kanigiri gross divisions of occidental Prakasam, volition service a colonisation of 11.42 lakh people.

The caller territory addresses decades’-long request of the residents, peculiarly those successful the drought-prone farming belts, wherever groundwater scarcity has hindered cultivation development.

The instauration of Markapuram is expected to heighten entree to payment schemes, harvest insurance, and emerging concern corridors, improving livelihood opportunities for the region’s population.

The notification making Markapuram the office of the caller territory has besides been issued. The caller territory dispersed implicit 21 mandals volition person 2 gross divisions, Markapuram and Kanigiri.

Similarly, notifications person been published connected the instauration of 5 gross divisions and different decisions approved by the Cabinet arsenic portion of the territory reorganisation exercise.

As per the notification, Annamayya territory volition person 3 gross divisions — Madanapalle, Pileru and Rayachoti. A full of 25 mandals, including 11 successful Madanapalle, 8 successful Pileru and six successful Rayachoti gross divisions, are portion of Annamayya district.

Administrative restructuring has been made successful 17 districts and they impact 25 circumstantial adjustments. The remaining 9 districts — Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram-Manyam, Visakhapatnam, Eluru, NTR, Krishna, Guntur, Palnadu, and Anantapur — were near unchanged.