Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (abbreviated as APCRDA), Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Act, 2014. The authority has a jurisdictional area of 8,352.69 km2 (3,224.99 sq mi), covering the districts of Guntur, Eluru, NTR, Krishna, Palnadu, and Bapatla.

History
The APCRDA was formerly known as AMDA and the former was VGTM Urban Development Authority (VGTM UDA), which was formed in 1978 with an area of 1954 km2. In 2012, it was expanded to 7063 km2. Post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, it was defunct and was renamed as APCRDA. The head office of the authority is located at Lenin Centre in Vijayawada. It also has three sub-registrar offices at Thullur, Ananthavaram, and Mandadam. The authority has a jurisdictional area of 8352.69 km2, covering the districts of Guntur and Krishna, including 217 sqkm of the state capital, Amaravati.

AMRDA
In August 2020, the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly passed the Andhra Pradesh decentralisation and inclusive development of all regions act. It provided for limiting Amaravati as legislative capital while naming Vizag as executive capital and Kurnool as judicial capital. Thus government's attempt to plan for three capital cities led to the  dissolution of APCRDA and formation of  Amaravati Metropolitan Region Development Area(AMRDA). The events leading to this decision resulted in widespread and continuing protests by the farmers of Amaravati. The act has been challenged in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, which ordered to maintain status quo until the court completes its hearing. The government, led by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, withdrew the act when the High Court hearing reached the final stage. The chief minister said that his government would bring a better and more complete bill. As the government withdrew the GO, the APCRDA was restored.

Jurisdiction
Under the jurisdiction of APCRDA, Andhra Pradesh Capital Region comprises: Amaravathi, Vijayawada, Guntur City and the districts of NTR,Krishna and Guntur. The below table list the urban areas of APCRDA: