Ministry of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
{{Short description|Head of the Ministry of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development of the Government of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
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| native_name = {{transliteration|te|Pan̄cāyatī Rāj mariyu Grāmīṇābhivr̥d'dhi Śākha Mantrī}}
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| image = Shri Konidela Pawan Kalyan.jpg
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| incumbent = Pawan Kalyan
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| incumbentsince = 12 June 2024
| department = Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
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| abbreviation = PR&RD
| member_of = Andha Pradesh Cabinet
| reports_to = Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
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| appointer = Governor of Andhra Pradesh
| appointer_qualified = on the advice of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
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| precursor = Budi Mutyala Naidu
| inaugural = Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
| formation = 8 June 2014
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| website = {{url|https://appanchayats.ap.gov.in/APPRPortal/|Official website}}
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The Minister of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development or simply Rural Development Minister, is the head of the Department of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The incumbent minister of the rural development department is the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Pawan Kalyan from Janasena Party.
List of ministers
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! rowspan=2 |# ! rowspan=2 colspan="2" |Portrait ! rowspan=2 style="width:16em" | Minister ! colspan="3" |Term of office ! rowspan=2 style="width:5em" |Election ! rowspan=2 style="width:8em" |Party ! rowspan=2 style="width:8em" |Ministry ! rowspan=2 style="width:10em" |Chief Minister !rowspan=2 |Ref. |
| Term start
!Term end !Duration |
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| rowspan=2|1
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"| |Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu |rowspan=2|8 June 2014 |rowspan=2|1 April 2017 |rowspan=2|{{ayd|8 June 2014|1 April 2017}} |rowspan=3 |2014 |rowspan=3 |Telugu Desam Party |rowspan=3 bgcolor="#F5EC7D"| Naidu III |rowspan=3 |N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| |Kimidi Mrunalini {{small|Rural Development}} {{small|(born 1958) MLA for Cheepurupalli}} |
| 2
|Nara Lokesh |2 April 2017 |29 May 2019 |{{ayd|2 April 2017|29 May 2019}} |
| 3
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|YSR Congress Party}}"| | |Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy |30 May 2019 |7 April 2022 |{{ayd|30 May 2019|7 April 2022}} |rowspan=2 |2019 | rowspan="2" |YSR Congress Party | rowspan=2 bgcolor="#94A2F7"| Jagan | rowspan="2" |Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| 4
| |Budi Mutyala Naidu |11 April 2022 |11 June 2024 |{{ayd|11 April 2022|11 June 2024}} |
| 5
|bgcolor="{{party color|Janasena Party}}"| |Pawan Kalyan |12 June 2024 |Incumbent |{{ayd|12 June 2024 |
|bgcolor="#F5EC7D"| Naidu IV
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