Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Approves BC Quotas, October Local Elections
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved new rules for local elections.
Backward Classes will receive 34% of seats in rural local bodies and 33⅓% in urban local bodies.
The existing reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes will not change.
The government wants to finish these elections by October.
It says this is important so local bodies do not lose ₹16,500 crore in funds.
Mayors and municipal chairpersons will again be chosen through direct elections.
The number of deputy mayors will be limited to one.
The Cabinet also approved more district-level local councils, jobs and education programs.
It approved several business, tourism, infrastructure and health-related proposals as well.
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approved 34% BC reservations in rural local bodies and 33⅓% in urban local bodies.
The government proposed completing urban and rural local body elections by October to prevent ₹16,500 crore in Finance Commission funds from lapsing.
Direct elections for mayors and chairpersons will return, while deputy mayors will be limited to one.
The Cabinet approved reorganising 13 Zilla Parishads into 28 and cleared a 10,060-post job calendar.
Other approvals included private-university legislation, higher-education fee regulation, investment projects, an APSBCL loan and an Organ Transplantation Bill.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
- What
- Approved BC reservations for local bodies, proposed elections by October and cleared several administrative, legislative and investment measures.
- When
- The decisions were made on Tuesday; local elections are proposed to be completed by October.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, with specific projects and decisions involving Amaravati, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam and other locations.
- Why
- To hold local elections urgently and prevent ₹16,500 crore in Finance Commission funds for local bodies from lapsing.
- Rural BC reservation
- 34% in rural local bodies
- Urban BC reservation
- 33⅓% in urban local bodies
- Election target
- Urban and rural local body elections proposed for completion by October
- Funds at stake
- ₹16,500 crore in Finance Commission funds
- Zilla Parishads
- Existing 13 to be reorganised into 28
- Job calendar
- 10,060 posts approved
- Deputy mayors
- Limited to one
- BC commission
- The dedicated commission process is still underway