Registered No. HSE-49/2016
PART I EXTRAORDINARY
No.449 AMARAVATI, MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026 G.518 NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (I) DEPARTMENT
Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department – The Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016 (Act No.5 of 2016) – Constitution of Markapuram Urban Development Authority (MRK UDA)with Head Quarters at Markapuram -Notification - Orders- Issued. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G.O.Ms.No.183, Municipal Administration & Urban Development (I) Department, Dt.17.08.2026)
NOTIFICATION -I
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016 (Act No.5 of 2016), the Government of Andhra Pradesh having regard to the need for the promotion of development activities relating to as a Urban Development Authority to achieve the objectives of the region witnesses tremendous growth in the domains of Industries, Imports and Exports etc. hereby specify a special Urban Development Area for the area comprised within the jurisdiction of Markapuram District consisting of (4) Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and twenty one (21) Mandals and 507 Villages to an extent of 6037.39 Sq.Km with Head Quarters at Markapuram as specified in the Schedule appended to this notification to be a Urban Development Area for the purpose of the said Act and the said Area shall be as "Markapuram Urban Development Area (MRK UDA)".
Schedule: Details of ULBs & Mandals constituted in the jurisdiction of Markapuram
Urban Development Authority (MRK UDA)
A. URBAN LOCAL BODIES:
| S.No | District Name | Name of ULB |
| 1 | Markapuram | Markapuram Municipality |
| 2 | Markapuram | Giddaluru Municipality |
| 3 | Markapuram | Kanigiri Municipality |
| 4 | Markapuram | Podili Nagar Panchayat |
B.MANDALS
| S.No District Name Name of the Mandal | No. of Villages | Extent in Sq.km | ||
| 1 | Markapuram Giddalur(Full) | 21 | 263.77 | |
| 2 | Markapuram Bestavaripeta(Full) | 21 | 233.17 | |
| 3 | Markapuram Racherla(Full) | 14 | 198.55 | |
| 4 | Markapuram Komarolu(Full) | 21 | 236.34 | |
| 5 | Markapuram Cumbum(Full) | 16 | 132.65 | |
| 6 | Markapuram Ardhaveedu(Full) | 13 | 253.03 | |
| 7 | Markapuram Markapuram(Full) | 23 | 291.49 | |
| 8 | Markapuram Tarlapadu(Full) | 26 | 269.37 | |
| 9 | Markapuram Yerragondapalem(Full) | 33 | 280.76 | |
| 10 | Markapuram Pullalacheruvu(Full) | 19 | 240.45 | |
| 11 | Markapuram | Tripuranthakam(Full) | 18 | 256.48 |
| 12 | Markapuram Dornala(Full) | 19 | 182.35 | |
| 13 | Markapuram Peddaraveedu(Full) | 16 | 246.39 | |
| 14 | Markapuram Podili(Full) | 31 | 292.84 | |
| 15 | Markapuram Konakanamitla(Full) | 34 | 433.23 | |
| 16 | Markapuram Hanumanthunipadu(Full) | 27 | 346.28 | |
| 17 | Markapuram Veligandla(Full) | 26 | 314.43 | |
| 18 | Markapuram Kanigiri(Full) | 40 | 510.98 | |
| 19 | Markapuram Pedacherlopalle(Full) | 22 | 354.88 | |
| 20 | Markapuram Chandrasekharapuram(Full) 38 | 300.14 | ||
| 21 | Markapuram Pamur(Full) | 29 | 399.81 | |
| Total | 507 | 6037.39 |
NOTIFICATION – II
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (ii) of sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act, 2016, the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby constitute an Urban Development Authority for the area specified in the Notification – I above for the purpose of the said Act and the said Authority shall be called as the "Markapuram Urban Development Authority (MRK UDA)" and shall consist of the following members, namely:-
| a The Chairperson to be appointed by the Government; | Chairperson | |
| b | the 'Vice-Chairperson' – who is a Government Officer to be appointed by the Government, shall be the whole time Chief Executive Officer of the Authority and shall be the | Member Convener |
| c Director of Town & Country Planning or his nominee, and | Member: | |
| d OSD | /Joint / Deputy Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration &Urban Development Department | Member: |
| e | Joint / Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department Member; | - Member: |
| f Officers not more than four, dealing with Transportation, Roads & Buildings, Energy & Environment or such other departments as may be deemed necessary by the Government | Member: | |
| g District Collector of the development area | Member: | |
| h Three | experts of national or international repute who possess knowledge in urban governance, urban planning, conservation, environment and transportation to be appointed by the Government | Member: |
(2) Any other officer or expert whom the Government thinks necessary may be invited to the meetings of the authority as special invitee.