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Registration Nos. 033-49581/811-7059

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 /X/

Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 /X/

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 /X/

Amendment No. 25 /X/

T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter

100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Address of Principal Executive Offices

410-345-2000

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

David Oestreicher

100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Name and Address of Agent for Service

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

/X/ Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

/ / On (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

/ / On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

/ / 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

/ / On (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

/ / This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit	Exhibit No.
XBRL Instance Document	EX-101.INS
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	EX-101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	EX-101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	EX-101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document	EX-101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	EX-101.PRE

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, this May 19, 2011.

T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.

/s/Edward C. Bernard

By: Edward C. Bernard

Chairman of the Board

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature	Title	Date


/s/Edward C. Bernard	Chairman of the Board	May 19, 2011
Edward C. Bernard	(Chief Executive Officer)


/s/Gregory K. Hinkle	Treasurer (Chief	May 19, 2011
Gregory K. Hinkle	Financial Officer)


*	Director	May 19, 2011
William R. Brody


*	Director	May 19, 2011
Jeremiah E. Casey


*	Director	May 19, 2011
Anthony W. Deering


*	Director	May 19, 2011
Donald W. Dick, Jr.


*	Director	May 19, 2011
Karen N. Horn


*	Director	May 19, 2011
Theo C. Rodgers


/s/Brian C. Rogers	Director	May 19, 2011
Brian C. Rogers


*	Director	May 19, 2011
John G. Schreiber


*	Director	May 19, 2011
Mark. R. Tercek


*/s/David Oestreicher	Vice President and	May 19, 2011
David Oestreicher	Attorney-In-Fact

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T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST

T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND

T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND

T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INDEX TRUST, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND
T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST

T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.

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T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

RESOLVED, that the Corporation does hereby constitute and authorize Edward C. Bernard, Margery K. Neale and David Oestreicher, and each of them individually, their true and lawful attorneys and agents to take any and all action and execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation/Trust to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and any rules, regulations, orders or other requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of the Corporation/Trust, to be offered by the Corporation/Trust, and the registration of the Corporation/Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including specifically, but without limitation of the foregoing, power and authority to sign the name of the Corporation/Trust on its behalf, and to sign the names of each of such directors/trustees and officers on his behalf as such director/trustee or officer to any (i) Registration Statement on Form N-1A or N-14 of the Corporation/Trust filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; (ii) Registration Statement on Form N-1A or N-14 of the Corporation/Trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (iii) amendment or supplement (including, but not limited to, Post-Effective Amendments adding additional series or classes of the Corporation/ Trust) to said Registration Statement; and (iv) instruments or documents filed or to be filed as a part of or in connection with such Registration Statement, including Articles Supplementary, Articles of Amendment, and other instruments with respect to the Articles of Incorporation or Master Trust Agreement of the Corporation/Trust.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above named Corporations/Trusts have caused these presents to be signed and the same attested by its Secretary, each thereunto duly authorized by its Board of Directors/Trustees, and each of the undersigned has hereunto set his hand and seal as of the day set opposite his name.

ALL CORPORATIONS/TRUSTS
/s/Edward C. Bernard Edward C. Bernard	Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer) Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/Gregory K. Hinkle Gregory K. Hinkle	Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	April 20, 2011
/s/William R. Brody William R. Brody	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/Jeremiah E. Casey Jeremiah E. Casey	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/Anthony W. Deering Anthony W. Deering	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/Donald W. Dick, Jr. Donald W. Dick, Jr.	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/Karen N. Horn Karen N. Horn	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/Theo C. Rodgers Theo C. Rodgers	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/John G. Schreiber John G. Schreiber	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011
/s/Mark R. Tercek Mark R. Tercek	Director/Trustee	April 20, 2011

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(Signatures Continued)

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MICHAEL C. GITLIN, Director/Trustee

T. ROWE PRICE CALIFORNIA TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST

T. ROWE PRICE CORPORATE INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE FIXED INCOME SERIES, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GNMA FUND

T. ROWE PRICE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INCOME FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION FOCUSED BOND FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INFLATION PROTECTED BOND FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE NEW INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE PRIME RESERVE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE RESERVE INVESTMENT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST

T. ROWE PRICE STRATEGIC INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SUMMIT MUNICIPAL FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EXEMPT MONEY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE HIGH YIELD FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-FREE SHORT-INTERMEDIATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEX FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURY FUNDS, INC.

/s/Michael C. Gitlin

Michael C. Gitlin

April 20, 2011

(Signatures Continued)

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JOHN H. LAPORTE, Director/Trustee

T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY SERIES, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE NEW AMERICA GROWTH FUND

T. ROWE PRICE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP STOCK FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.

JOHN H. LAPORTE, Director and Vice President

T. ROWE PRICE DIVERSIFIED SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE HEALTH SCIENCES FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUND, INC.

/s/John H. Laporte

John H. Laporte

April 20, 2011

(Signatures Continued)

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BRIAN C. ROGERS, Director/Trustee

T. ROWE PRICE BALANCED FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE BLUE CHIP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

T. ROWE PRICE DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE FINANCIAL SERVICES FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH & INCOME FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUND, INC.

T. ROWE INDEX TRUST, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL INDEX FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE MEDIA & TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTH FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE NEW ERA FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE REAL ASSETS FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE TAX-EFFICIENT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE U.S. LARGE-CAP CORE FUND, INC.

BRIAN C. ROGERS, Director/Trustee and President

T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY INCOME FUND

T. ROWE PRICE INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY FUNDS, INC.

BRIAN C. ROGERS, Director/Trustee and Vice President

T. ROWE PRICE PERSONAL STRATEGY FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE RETIREMENT FUNDS, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE SPECTRUM FUND, INC.

T. ROWE PRICE VALUE FUND, INC.

/s/Brian C. Rogers

Brian C. Rogers

April 20, 2011

(Signatures Continued)

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ATTEST:

/s/Patricia B. Lippert

Patricia B. Lippert, Secretary