Department of Social Welfare (Andhra Pradesh)

Minister of Social Welfare
Sāṅghika Saṅkṣēma Śākha Mantrī
since 12 June 2024
Department of Social Welfare
Member ofAndha Pradesh Cabinet
Reports toGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
AppointerGovernor of Andhra Pradesh
on the advice of the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh
Inaugural holderRavela Kishore Babu[1]
Formation8 June 2014
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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 216 days 2024
(16th) 		Telugu Desam Party Naidu IV N. Chandrababu Naidu [6]

References

  1. ^ "Chandrababu Naidu allocates portfolios, has two deputy CMs". The Hindu Business Line. 11 June 2014.
  2. ^ "19 ministers take oath along with Chandrababu Naidu". The Indian Express. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. ^ "AP Cabinet expansion: NMD Farooq, Kidari Sravan to take oath as ministers today". The New Indian Express. 11 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Jaganmohan Reddy sworn-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister". The Times of India. 30 May 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (11 April 2022). "25 members of Jagan Reddy's revamped Cabinet take oath". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Full list of Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Ministers with portfolios: Who gets what". The Hindu. 14 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2024.