Ministry of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
Indian government ministry
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The Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development or simply Rural Development Minister, is the head of the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
AbbreviationPR&RD
MemberofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
Appointer
- Governor of Andhra Pradesh
- on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development | |
|---|---|
| Pan̄cāyatī Rāj mariyu Grāmīṇābhivr̥d'dhi Śākha Mantrī | |
| Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development | |
| Abbreviation | PR&RD |
| Member of | Andha Pradesh Cabinet |
| Reports to | Governor of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Appointer |
|
| Precursor | Budi Mutyala Naidu |
| Inaugural holder | Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
The incumbent minister of the rural development department is the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan from Janasena Party.
List of ministers
| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 |  |
Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu Panchayat Raj (born 1957) MLA for Narsipatnam |
8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) |
Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [1] | |
| Kimidi Mrunalini Rural Development (born 1958) MLA for Cheepurupalli | |||||||||||
| 2 | .jpg) |
Nara Lokesh (born 1983) MLC |
2 April 2017 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 57 days | [2] | |||||
| 3 | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy (born 1952) MLA for Punganur |
30 May 2019 | 7 April 2022 | 2 years, 312 days | 2019 (15th) |
YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [3] | ||
| 4 | Budi Mutyala Naidu (born 1964) MLA for Madugula |
11 April 2022 | 11 June 2024 | 2 years, 61 days | [4] | ||||||
| 5 | |
Pawan Kalyan (born 1971) MLA for Pithapuram |
12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 110 days | 2024 (16th) |
Janasena Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [5] | |