Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.6.8 Andhra Pradesh 1956–2014

3.6.8.4 Telangana movement and bifurcation: Srikrishna Committee to the Reorganisation Act 2014

A revived Telangana movement led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao's TRS (2001) forced the Centre's December 2009 announcement, the Srikrishna Committee (2010) gave six options, and after mass protests on both sides Parliament passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, creating Telangana on 2 June 2014 with Hyderabad as a common capital for up to ten years.

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Key terms

  • G.O. 610
  • Girglani Commission
  • TRS 27 April 2001
  • K. Chandrasekhar Rao
  • KCR fast 29 November 2009
  • 9 December 2009 statement
  • P. Chidambaram
  • Srikrishna Committee
  • six options
  • Telangana Regional Council
  • Telangana JAC
  • Kodandaram
  • Million March
  • Sakala Janula Samme
  • Samaikyandhra
  • Group of Ministers
  • Assembly rejected bill January 2014
  • AP Reorganisation Act 2014
  • Act 6 of 2014
  • appointed day 2 June 2014
  • Hyderabad common capital ten years
  • Polavaram national project
  • Thirteenth Schedule
  • special category status
  • seven mandals
  • High Court 1 January 2019
  • Amaravati

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