Andhra Pradesh Government constitutes Architectural Board

The government with Government Order(G.O.) constitution of ‘Andhra Pradesh State Architectural Board’ for standardisation of architectural designs, plans, elevation, cost estimates etc. The Finance Minister will be its Chairman and Secretary - Finance (in-charge of Works Department) the member-convener.

• It was stated in the G.O. that the government was making substantial investments on improving civic infrastructure by creating new assets, while revamping / retrofitting existing assets such as schools, hospitals and government office buildings, sports complexes, cultural centres, public utility buildings etc.
• The investments were being made through schemes funded by the Central and the State governments for both greenfield and brownfield assets.