Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to launch 13 new districts in Andhra Pradesh on April 4. He fulfilled his pre-poll promise in 2018 to form a parliament segment into a district when his party comes into power.

The State Government, in January, issued a draft notification to carve out 26 districts from the existing 13 and invited suggestions and objections. The AP Government issued notification on Saturday night carving out of new districts for administrative convenience was one of the pre-poll promises of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and the state government after taking up a massive exercise reorganized the districts.

Soon after issuing the notification, the State Government affected a major reshuffle of IAS and IPS officers posting Collectors and police heads to the newly carved out districts. The State Government received more than 11,000 objections and suggestions from various quarters including ruling party people’s representatives. After considering some of them, the government issued the final notification today night.