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DeutschMinistry of Backward Classes Welfare
| Minister of Backward Classes Welfare | |
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| Venukabaḍina Taragatula Saṅkṣēma Śākha Mantrī | |
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| Department of Backward Classes 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 | Kollu Ravindra[1] |
| Formation | 8 June 2014 |
| Website | Official website |
The Minister of Backward Classes Welfare, is the head of the Department of Backward Classes Welfare of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The incumbent minister of the Backward Classes Welfare department is the S. Savitha from Telugu Desam Party.
List of ministers
[edit]| # | Portrait | Minister (Lifespan) Constituency | Term of office | Election (Term) | Party | Ministry | Chief Minister | Ref. | |||
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| Term start | Term end | Duration | |||||||||
| 1 |  | Kollu Ravindra (born 1973) MLA for Machilipatnam | 8 June 2014 | 1 April 2017 | 2 years, 297 days | 2014 (14th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu III | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [2] | |
| 2 |  | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu (born 1969) MLA for Tekkali | 2 April 2017 | 29 May 2019 | 2 years, 57 days | [3] | |||||
| 3 | Malagundla Sankaranarayana (born 1965) MLA for Penukonda | 30 May 2019 | 22 July 2020 | 1 year, 53 days | 2019 (15th) | YSR Congress Party | Jagan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | [4] | ||
| 4 |  | Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna (born 1962) MLA for Ramachandrapuram | 23 July 2020 | 11 June 2024 | 3 years, 324 days | [5] | |||||
| 5 | | S. Savitha (born 1977) MLA for Penukonda | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | 191 days | 2024 (16th) | Telugu Desam Party | Naidu IV | N. Chandrababu Naidu | [6] | |
References
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- ^ "19 ministers take oath along with Chandrababu Naidu". The Indian Express. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "AP Cabinet expansion: NMD Farooq, Kidari Sravan to take oath as ministers today". The New Indian Express. 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (11 April 2022). "25 members of Jagan Reddy's revamped Cabinet take oath". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.