Kamareddy district is located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana.Kamareddy town was part of Nizamabad district prior to the reorganisation of districts in the state of Telangana. The Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao passed a resolution to carve out the 10 districts. On 11 October 2016, the districts of Telangana were officially reorganised and Kamareddy district was carved out of Nizamabad district making it one of the 31 districts of the state.[citation needed]. Kamareddy town is known as an educational, pharmaceutical and business center. There are more than 300 pharmacies situated in Kamareddy town.