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Express News Service - HYDERABAD
Published: 05th April 2014 09:54 AM
Last Updated: 05th April 2014 09:54 AM
Central government officials have assured state chief secretary PK
Mohanty that all the issues mentioned in the AP State Reorganisation Act
will be taken up with respective ministries and see that the ministries
will take decisions for implementation of the same by June 2, the
appointed day.
Mohanty was in Delhi on Friday to discuss the state’s division work with cabinet secretary Ajit Kumar Seth. “I have discussed all the issues mentioned in the Act with the cabinet secretary. He will take up the matter with respective ministries,” Mohanty told Express over phone from Delhi.
For example, the special development package for backward areas of AP, the exact amount of normal central assistance and other assistance consequent to the grant of special category status can only be quantified after June 2, when the resource position of the state will be known.
“The cabinet secretary assured that he would take up the matter with the Planning Commission soon,” Mohanty said.
The special category status for 13 districts of AP for a period of five years ill be given on the Uttarakhand model, for which endorsement of the National Development Council (NDC) will be obtained.
The provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act such as urban development and railways were discussed at the meeting.
On formation of a new railway zone for Seemandhra, the railways said that the proposal was not justified. The railways also said that the rail coach factory in Telangana was not needed as the existing and planned capacities were sufficient for future needs.
The chief secretary raised these issues and requested the cabinet secretary to see that the ministries concerned implemented the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act.
Mohanty also called on Pratyush Sinha, who is heading the committee to allocate All-India Service (AIS) officers to AP and Telangana. It is learnt that Sinha informed Mohanty that the committee would not come to Hyderabad and there would be no option to AIS officers to select either T or AP.
Any representation by the AIS officers could be sent to Delhi after the Sinha committee formulated the guidelines.
Mohanty was in Delhi on Friday to discuss the state’s division work with cabinet secretary Ajit Kumar Seth. “I have discussed all the issues mentioned in the Act with the cabinet secretary. He will take up the matter with respective ministries,” Mohanty told Express over phone from Delhi.
For example, the special development package for backward areas of AP, the exact amount of normal central assistance and other assistance consequent to the grant of special category status can only be quantified after June 2, when the resource position of the state will be known.
“The cabinet secretary assured that he would take up the matter with the Planning Commission soon,” Mohanty said.
The special category status for 13 districts of AP for a period of five years ill be given on the Uttarakhand model, for which endorsement of the National Development Council (NDC) will be obtained.
The provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act such as urban development and railways were discussed at the meeting.
On formation of a new railway zone for Seemandhra, the railways said that the proposal was not justified. The railways also said that the rail coach factory in Telangana was not needed as the existing and planned capacities were sufficient for future needs.
The chief secretary raised these issues and requested the cabinet secretary to see that the ministries concerned implemented the provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act.
Mohanty also called on Pratyush Sinha, who is heading the committee to allocate All-India Service (AIS) officers to AP and Telangana. It is learnt that Sinha informed Mohanty that the committee would not come to Hyderabad and there would be no option to AIS officers to select either T or AP.
Any representation by the AIS officers could be sent to Delhi after the Sinha committee formulated the guidelines.
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