By
VV Balakrishna - HYDERABAD
Published: 20th March 2014 11:18 AM
Last Updated: 20th March 2014 11:18 AM
There will be no options for All India Services (AIS) officers during
the division of employees between Telangana and Seemandhra. The Centre
will constitute a committee most likely after 10 days and frame
guidelines on allocation of IAS, IPS and IFS officers between the two
States.
A State-level committee, constituted under the chairmanship of M Samuel, will hold a meeting with AIS officers on March 21 to gather their views. The panel will prepare a report within 10 days and submit it to the Centre so that it can take a decision in this regard.
Sources told Express the AIS officers will not be given an option to choose either Telangana or the residuary State of Andhra Pradesh. The IAS, IPS and IFS associations, which are expected to meet soon, will discuss the issue. The Sameul committee will not be meeting individual officers and hence, the associations will have to arrive at a broad consensus among themselves.
Currently, 626 AIS officers are working for the State government. “If an option is given, all the seniors and those who are to retire in the next five years may prefer Telangana as they are associated with Hyderabad. In such a case, the Telangana state will get all the seniors. The residuary State will be left with juniors and may not even have a Chief Secretary!” an officer explained.
Among the officers are special chief secretaries, principal secretaries and secretaries. The Centre may allocate these officers based on the posts they are holding. It may also take seniority into consideration. For example, when allocating special chief secretaries, seniority will be considered. Most probably, the officers will be allocated in a 58:42 ratio — which means the two states will get senior and junior officers. According to sources, there are 174 “internal” and 124 “outsiders” among IAS officers. However, it appears those belonging to Seemandhra are preferring the residuary State while their Telangana counterparts are obviously keen on working in the Telangana State.
But some Seemandhra officers want to stay in T State for several reasons. “I am going to retire in two years. I want to remain in Hyderabad,” a senior IAS officer from Seemandhra told Express.
Several IAS and IPS officers met Ministry of Home Affairs secretary Anil Goswami in the last two days and requested him to give them options to choose T or AP.
A State-level committee, constituted under the chairmanship of M Samuel, will hold a meeting with AIS officers on March 21 to gather their views. The panel will prepare a report within 10 days and submit it to the Centre so that it can take a decision in this regard.
Sources told Express the AIS officers will not be given an option to choose either Telangana or the residuary State of Andhra Pradesh. The IAS, IPS and IFS associations, which are expected to meet soon, will discuss the issue. The Sameul committee will not be meeting individual officers and hence, the associations will have to arrive at a broad consensus among themselves.
Currently, 626 AIS officers are working for the State government. “If an option is given, all the seniors and those who are to retire in the next five years may prefer Telangana as they are associated with Hyderabad. In such a case, the Telangana state will get all the seniors. The residuary State will be left with juniors and may not even have a Chief Secretary!” an officer explained.
Among the officers are special chief secretaries, principal secretaries and secretaries. The Centre may allocate these officers based on the posts they are holding. It may also take seniority into consideration. For example, when allocating special chief secretaries, seniority will be considered. Most probably, the officers will be allocated in a 58:42 ratio — which means the two states will get senior and junior officers. According to sources, there are 174 “internal” and 124 “outsiders” among IAS officers. However, it appears those belonging to Seemandhra are preferring the residuary State while their Telangana counterparts are obviously keen on working in the Telangana State.
But some Seemandhra officers want to stay in T State for several reasons. “I am going to retire in two years. I want to remain in Hyderabad,” a senior IAS officer from Seemandhra told Express.
Several IAS and IPS officers met Ministry of Home Affairs secretary Anil Goswami in the last two days and requested him to give them options to choose T or AP.
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