Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Andhra Pradesh Launches 77 DDOs for Village Governance
The Andhra Pradesh government started 77 new offices called Divisional Development Offices (DDOs) to help villages govern themselves better.
The Deputy Chief Minister, K. Pawan Kalyan, launched these offices online from Chittoor.
He said these offices will make village governance more effective and independent.
The new system will help monitor development and welfare activities better.
The government also fixed problems with promotions for employees and reorganized many village councils.
They created a new IT wing to improve how these offices work.
The new offices will have officers with more power to review important schemes and help with district-level development.
Andhra Pradesh government launched 77 Divisional Development Offices (DDOs) to strengthen village-level governance.
Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan inaugurated the offices online from Chittoor.
The new system aims to support Gram Swaraj and make village self-governance more effective.
Over 10,000 employees received promotions, and 7,244 clusters were abolished to reorganize 13,350 gram panchayats.
A dedicated IT wing was created to improve the functioning of the Panchayat Raj department.
- Who
- Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan and the Andhra Pradesh government
- What
- Launched 77 Divisional Development Offices (DDOs)
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Across Andhra Pradesh, launched from Chittoor
- Why
- To strengthen village-level governance and support Gram Swaraj
- Number of DDOs Launched
- 77
- Launch Location
- Chittoor
- Initiated By
- Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan
- Constitutional Amendment Reference
- 73rd Amendment
- Promotions Given
- Over 10,000 employees
- Clusters Abolished
- 7,244
- Gram Panchayats Reorganized
- 13,350
- IT Wing
- Created for department functioning
