Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government on Sunday set up a 'high-power committee’ to examine recommendations of the G. N. Rao-led expert committee on decentralization of the state’s capital between Amaravati, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool. The latest development comes after the state cabinet, led by chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, on 27 December deferred a decision to relocate the capital. The Boston Consultancy Group has been hired by the AP government to look into the state’s all round development. “Amaravati will continue to be the political capital, and Visakhapatnam will be the executive capital. A TDP leader, who did not want to be quoted, stated that farmers are very angry and that the state needs a central capital for its development.

Source: Mint December 29, 2019 08:03 UTC