Department of Social Welfare (Andhra Pradesh)
Head of the Ministry of Social Welfare of the Government of Andhra Pradesh
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The Minister of Social Welfare or Minister of Social Welfare & Empowerment, is the head of the Department of Social Welfare of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Member ofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
AppointerGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural holderRavela Kishore Babu[1]
| Minister of Social Welfare | |
|---|---|
| Sāṅghika Saṅkṣēma Śākha Mantrī | |
| Department of Social Welfare | |
| 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 |
| Inaugural holder | Ravela Kishore Babu[1] |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
The incumbent Minister of Social Welfare is Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy from the Telugu Desam Party.
List of ministers
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 | Ravela Kishore Babu (born 1959) MLA for Prathipadu |
8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [2] | ||
| 2 | Nakka Ananda Babu (born 1966) MLA for Vemuru |
2 April 2017 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 57 days | [3] | ||||||
| 3 | Pinipe Viswarup (born 1962) MLA for Amalapuram |
30 May 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 312 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [4] | ||
| 4 | Merugu Nagarjuna (born 1966) MLA for Vemuru |
11 April 2022 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 61 days | [5] | ||||||
| 5 | |
Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy (born 1971) MLA for Kondapi |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 76 days | 2024 (16th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [6] | |