RAS question
Under the YSRCP three-capital model, which city was proposed as the judicial capital of Andhra Pradesh?
Correct answer: (D) Kurnool.
Under Andhra Pradesh's three-capital model, Kurnool was proposed as the Judicial Capital of the state.
Explanation
The Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020 created three seats of governance in Andhra Pradesh and called each a capital. In that statutory scheme, Amaravati Metropolitan Region Development Area was named the Legislative Capital, Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Area was named the Executive Capital, and Kurnool Urban Development Area was named the Judicial Capital. The Act also said the state would seek to locate state judicial institutions, as far as practicable, in the Judicial Capital of Kurnool. Therefore, when the question asks for the judicial capital under the YSRCP three-capital model, the supported answer is Kurnool.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Visakhapatnam was assigned the Executive Capital role in the three-capital scheme, not the judicial role.
- (B) Amaravati was assigned the Legislative Capital role in the Act, so it does not answer the judicial-capital part of the question.
- (C) Tirupati is not listed among the three seats of governance named in the Act for this model.
Concept
This tests federalism and state governance through the location of institutions and seats of government. It recurs in RAS because capital-location disputes link constitutional processes, regional development claims and current governance debates.