Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate 13 new districts on April 4^th, carved out from the existing ones. New districts formation muhurat has been fixed between 9.04 am and 9.45 am. The inauguration of the districts will take the total number of districts in the State to 26 with 22 revenue divisions.

The final notification regarding the reorganization of the existing districts is likely to be released in the next couple of days. CM YS Jagan reviewed the reorganization process. Officials informed him that 16,600 suggestions and objections were received and some changes were made to the draft notification. They told Jagan that the collectors have made recommendations after consulting the people and people’s representatives.

Officials explained that they have made proposals for providing infrastructure facilities in the proposed new districts after considering aspects like division of employees, their postings and the six-point formula. They also said necessary changes in the existing software have been made as the new district websites would be made live.

Officers explained to CM, offices for the District Collectorates and police units have been identified, that they have utilized Government buildings to the maximum to house the new offices. However, at places where Government buildings were not available, private buildings have been taken on rent, they added.

YS Jagan instructed the officials to locate the District Collectorates and offices of the district police unit heads on the same premises. Directing the officials to identify land to develop the necessary infrastructure for offices in the new districts and he instructed them to prioritize constructing buildings wherever the offices are housed in rented buildings. CM will felicitate the volunteers on April 6^th, who have worked for the reorganization process, from all village and ward secretariats.