Andhra Pradesh Planning Department Secretary Vijay Kumar has said that the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in its report, suggested decentralized development of all regions in the AP State with a balanced and inclusive growth strategy. <br />''<br />''The Boston Consulting Group Report has divided the 13 Districts in the AP State into six regions: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam districts in Coastal Andhra, West and East Godavari Districts into Godavari Delta,  Krishna and Guntur districts as Krishna Delta along with Kadapa and Chittoor as East Rayalaseema among others. The group submitted its report to Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy yesterday.<br />''<br />''The BCG also recommended dividing the Government departments into these regions, with the Secretariat, Governor and Chief Minister Offices in Visakhapatnam, Assembly in Vijayawada or Amaravathi and High Court in Kurnool. However, the report mentioned the advantages and disadvantages of both the decentralized and mega-city model. A high-powered committee would now further study the options and make final recommendations to the Government.<br />''<br />''<br />''Thus, the State Government has been working to implement its plan to develop three cities for capital functions. It may be recalled that the G.N. Rao Committee recommended that Andhra Pradesh should have three capitals, Legislative, Executive and Judicial for achieving a balanced development of these regions.<br />''<br />''A six-member Expert Committee, headed by Retired IAS Officer G.N. Rao, in its report submitted on December 21, 2019, also made similar recommendations.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">On the other hand, farmers of the 29 villages of Amaravathi capital area have been protesting against the shifting of capital. Farmers called for Amaravathi Bandh today protesting the recent remarks of Chief Minister in the State Assembly hinting at Executive Capital of AP coming up at Visakhapatnam instead of Amaravathi.</span><br />