The state of Andhra Pradesh has notified its separate state symbols post-split and creation of Telangana in 2014.
The announcement of the new symbols was made by the state department of environment, forest, science and technology on May 30, 2018. The move comes four years after unified Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated into two states- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in June, 2014.
Explaining the reasons for announcing the new symbols, the department stated that the government of Andhra Pradesh felt that it is necessary to have a separate set of symbols for the state of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation of the combined state.
| State Symbols | |||
| Symbols | Andhra Pradesh | Telangana | Undivided AP |
| State Tree | Neem | Jammi Chettu | Neem |
| State Bird | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Palapitta | Palapitta |
| State Animal | Black Buck | Jinka/ Spotted Deer | blackbuck |
| State Flower | Jasmine | Tangidi Puvvu | Lilly |
Significance
• The most notable change was in the symbol of the state bird. While the state bird of undivided Andhra Pradesh was Indian Roller or Palapitta, the bifurcated Andhra Pradesh changed it to Rama Chiluka or rose-ringed parakeet. Palapitta is now the state bird of Telangana, Odisha and Karnataka.
• Andhra Pradesh has, however, retained undivided AP’s symbol of state animal- Krishna Jinka or blackbuck- as its state animal. Telangana had dropped it to adopt spotted deer as its state animal.
• The state tree of unified AP –neem was also retained by bifurcated AP, while Telangana adopted Jammi Chettu, which has cultural significance in the region.
• Another notable change was in the state flower, as though undivided AP had water Lilly or Kaluva as the state flower, both divided AP and Telangana dropped it.
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