Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Chittoor Zilla Parishad Split Creates Three New District Bodies
The government is splitting one large rural council into three smaller councils.
The councils will serve Chittoor, Tirupati, and Annamayya districts.
The districts were reorganised in April 2022, but their councils had continued working together.
The old council’s term ends on September 24.
The three new councils are expected to start on September 25.
There will be more leadership positions because each council will have its own chairperson and vice-chairpersons.
The number of elected ZPTC seats will rise from 65 to 87.
Offices, workers, records, and other property will be divided between the new councils.
The Andhra Pradesh government has approved splitting the combined Chittoor Zilla Parishad into separate bodies for Chittoor, Tirupati, and Annamayya districts.
The reorganisation will create three chairperson posts and six vice-chairperson posts, compared with one chairperson and two vice-chairpersons previously.
ZPTC seats will increase from 65 in the combined ZP to 27 in Chittoor, 35 in Tirupati, and 25 in Annamayya, totaling 87.
The existing governing council’s term ends on September 24, with the three new ZPs expected to begin functioning on September 25.
Assets, rights, liabilities, records, and staff will be divided among the new ZPs, each with one CEO and one Deputy CEO.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, through Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Special Chief Secretary Kantilal Dande, is reorganising the councils.
- What
- The combined Chittoor Zilla Parishad is being divided into three separate Zilla Parishads for Chittoor, Tirupati, and Annamayya.
- When
- Orders have been issued before the existing governing council’s term ends on September 24; the new ZPs are expected to function from September 25, ahead of proposed October elections.
- Where
- The reorganisation covers Chittoor, Tirupati, and Annamayya districts. A temporary Tirupati office is proposed at the MPDO office in Chandragiri, while Annamayya’s is proposed at the ZP bungalow campus in Madanapalle.
- Why
- To align rural local-body administration with the districts reorganised in April 2022 before local body elections.
- Existing body
- One combined Chittoor Zilla Parishad
- New bodies
- Separate Zilla Parishads for Chittoor, Tirupati, and Annamayya
- Leadership posts
- Three chairpersons and six vice-chairpersons
- ZPTC seats
- 27 in Chittoor, 35 in Tirupati, and 25 in Annamayya, totaling 87
- Previous ZPTC seats
- 65 in the combined Chittoor Zilla Parishad
- Administrative staffing
- Each ZP will have one CEO and one Deputy CEO
- Expected launch
- September 25, immediately after the existing governing body’s term ends
- Proposed offices
- Chandragiri for Tirupati and Madanapalle for Annamayya
