Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of Indian Parliament that split the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telangana movement. The Act defined the boundaries of the two states, determined how the assets and liabilities were to be divided, and laid out the status of Hyderabad as the permanent capital of new Telangana state and temporary capital of the Andhra Pradesh state.
| Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 | |
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| Parliament of India | |
Long title
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| Territorial extent | India |
| Passed by | Lok Sabha |
| Passed | 18 February 2014 |
| Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
| Passed | 20 February 2014 |
| Assented to by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Assented to | 1 March 2014 |
| Signed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Signed | 1 March 2014 |
| Commenced | 2 June 2014 |
| Effective | 2 June 2014 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
| Bill title | 13 February 2014 |
| Introduced by | Meira Kumar |
| Introduced | 18 February 2014 |
| Second chamber: Rajya Sabha | |
| Bill title | 20 February 2014 |
| Received from the Lok Sabha | 20 February 2014 |
| Member(s) in charge | P. J. Kurien |
| Final stages | |
| Finally passed both chambers |
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| Amended by | |
| Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2013 | |
| Status: In force | |
An earlier version of the bill, Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2013, was rejected by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on 30 January 2014. The 2014 bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 18 February 2014 and in the Rajya Sabha on 20 February 2014. The bill was attested by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee on 1 March 2014 and published in the official Gazette on 2 March 2014, where as 2 June 2014 is the 'appointed day' according to the act. The new states were created on 2 June 2014.