Ministry of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
| Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development | |
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| Pan̄cāyatī Rāj mariyu Grāmīṇābhivr̥d'dhi Śākha Mantrī | |
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| Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development | |
| Abbreviation | PR & RD |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer | Governor of Andhra Pradesh on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Precursor | Budi Mutyala Naidu |
| Inaugural holder | Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
The Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development or simply Rural Development Minister, is the head of the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The incumbent minister of the rural development department is the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan from Janasena Party.
List of ministers
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
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| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
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Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu Panchayat Raj (born 1957) MLA for Narsipatnam |
8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | |
| Kimidi Mrunalini Rural Development (born 1958) MLA for Cheepurupalli | |||||||||||
| 2 | 
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Nara Lokesh (born 1983) MLC |
2 April 2017 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 57 days | [2] | |||||
| 3 | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy (born 1952) MLA for Punganur |
30 May 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 312 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [3] | ||
| 4 | Budi Mutyala Naidu (born 1964) MLA for Madugula |
11 April 2022 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 61 days | [4] | ||||||
| 5 |
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Pawan Kalyan (born 1971) MLA for Pithapuram |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 197 days | 2024 (16th) |
Janasena Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | |
References
- ^ "19 ministers take oath along with Chandrababu Naidu". The Indian Express. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Rao, G. v r Subba (2 April 2017). "Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh takes oath as Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (11 April 2022). "25 members of Jagan Reddy's revamped Cabinet take oath". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (14 June 2024). "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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