Kuppam is a City in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Languages of Kuppam based on 2011 Census[2] Municipal Administration and Urban Development.
[5] Government of Andhra Pradesh is responsible for planning and execution of programs and civic administration of the town.
Kuppam Municipal Office :- Municipal Office Complex, Palace Road, Kuppam, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh 517425 Administrators:- Member of Legislative Assembly (M.L.A) :- Nara Chandrababu Naidu Member of Legislative Council (M.L.C) :- K.R.J Bharath Municipal Commissioner :- Srinivas Rao Municipal Chairman:- [6] Project Chairman :- Chittoor District Collector and Magistrate Project Director :- Vikas Marmat IAS Assistant Project Director :- [7] Kuppam Area Development Authority with headquarters at Kuppam.
It is meant for the overall economic growth, development, achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and zero poverty in the KADA region The State government also reorganised the administrative structure of KADA to ensure a single line system for better coordination among various functionaries for an integrated approach.
As such, it has re-designated the Special officer post as Project Director, KADA who will be directly responsible for planning and implementing all government programmes.
The PD will review all the programmes and directly report to the Collector who shall be the Chairman of KADA.
An exclusive train service is provided for working people between Kuppam and K.S.R Bengaluru Everyday.
The campus receives over 650 children every day and also trains teachers from seven states in India.
Local legend has it that Lord Venkateswara was upset with his sister Gangamma for devouring corpses at the burial ground.
In order to stop his sister from doing so, the Lord chopped off Gangamma's cheek, which is believed to have fallen in Kuppam and surrounding areas like Tirupati, Chittoor, Punganur, Vaniyambadi and Gudiyattam.
Other popular festivals in Kuppam are Ugadi, Ram Navami, Eid ul-Fitr, Ganesh Chaturthi, Deepawali and Christmas.