Express News Service
Hyderabad, August 20:
The first Budget of successor Andhra Pradesh state has much focused on the process of building the economy with a hope that it will get funds and grants from the Central government.
Despite "complexities and problems" of the new state to be dealt with, Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Wednesday presented Rs 1,11,823 crore tax free budget for the year 2014-15.
Ramakrishnudu has a privilege of presenting the first budget of AP, which his past experience of presenting the budgets of combined AP state, Ramakrishnudu tried to overcome the problem of lack of resources with a firm commitment to re-draft the vision document 2020 which will set standards for a new paradigm in sync with the changed circumstances to place the AP among the best three performing States in the country by 2022.
However, as it was not full budget and only for the next seven months, the Finance Minister decided to keep the non-plan expenditure intact. Of the Rs 1.11 lakh crore budget, the non-plan expenditure was Rs 85,151 crore and the plan expenditure was projected as Rs 26,673 crore.
To augment the State's finances, the Finance Minister hoped to get Rs 16,000 crore Central grants to fill up the revenue gap.
The Finance Minister, however, allocated funds for the newly announced schemes by the government like NTR Sujala Sravanti and others.
"The United AP has been a surplus sate as far as non-plan revenue is concerned. Unfortunately, the division made the residuary AP a huge revenue deficit state on non-plan account. There is a huge impact of State bifurcation on State finances. Since the debt, employees, pensioners are allocated based on population ration the expenditure naturally will be more than 58 per cent of the United AP," the Finance Minister said in his address.
"Overall revenue share of residuary state from tax and non-tax is estimated to be around 47 per cent of the combined AP. The State is not left with reasonable resources for a meaningful plan outlay," Yanamala stated. In addition to skewed distribution of revenue most of the critical infrastructure in socio and economic sectors is also going to Telangana, the Finance Minister said.
Despite the gloomy scenario, a fallout of division of AP, the Finance Minister in his concluding remarks stated that the Budget would initiate the process of building the new State on sound lines and pave way for taking rapid strides in the years to come.
"Our priority is inclusive growth in which equitable opportunities are advanced to all participants in the process of economic growth and benefits accrue to all sections of the society, particularly those belonging to vulnerable sections," the Finance Minister said.
QUOTE: "We firmly believe that Gross State Domestic Happiness matters more than Gross State Domestic Product," Yanamala Ramakrishnudu in Budget speech
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Tuesday, 11 November 2014
AP Economic Survey
Express News Service
Hyderabad, August 20:
The latest AP Socio Economic Survey 2013-14 stated the bifurcation of united AP is a "third deep scar" on the hearts and sentiments of Telugus.
The Survey which is released on Wednesday stated that: "The Telugu speaking people have witnessed a turbulent history of state demarcation and the current AP bifurcation episode is the third deep scar on their hearts and sentiments. The instability of political geography has repeatedly pushed the Telugu people away from the path of development and progress".
AP is poised on an interesting juncture in the history as it tries to balance varied challenges that the bifurcation has created for the residuary state against the opportunities that establishment of a new system of governance creates in the new state, the Survey said.
"The provisions made in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 for the development of the State of AP signify tokenism and they cannot compensate the loss of opportunity for the people of AP due to the division of the state. Income generation, employment opportunities, health and educational institutions, R&D and training facilities and the social infrastructure are grossly inadequate in the new state for its survival. The decision to bifurcate the state without even finalising the capital city itself signifies as an epitome of irresponsibility," the Survey report said.
The Survey further pointed that the United AP has been a revenue surplus state as far as non-plan revenue is concerned. Unfortunately, the division made the residuary AP a huge revenue deficit state on non-plan account. The state is not left with reasonable resources for a meaningful plan outlay. Since debt has been allocated on population ratio, servicing the debt is going to be burdensome.
"There are umpteen number of issues and challenges staring at the new State of AP," the Survey said.
LANDHOLDINGS: The gross area irrigated in the State decreased to 37.11 lakh hectares in 2012-13 from 39.21 lakh hectares in 2011-12. The net area irrigated in the state decreased to 28.01 lakh hectares in 2012-13 as against 31.05 lakh hectares in 2011-12 showing a decline of 9.8 per cent.
The latest available data relates to 2010-11 on land holdings. The average size of land holdings in the state has marginally declined to 1.06 hectares during 2010-11 from 1.13 hectares in 2005-06. The number of holdings has increased from 72.16 lakh in 2005-06 to 76.21 lakh in 2010-11.
FOREST CONNECTIVITY: There is contiguous forest area starting from Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve to Seshachalam forest passing through forests of Kadapa and Chittoor districts. All these areas have good Panther population with dense Prey base of Samber, Cheetal, Neelgai etc. But, over th years due to degradation of habitat, encroachments and other biotic pressures the wild animal population declined. It is essential to develop this corridor to enable the increasing tiger population in Nallamala to Seshachalam forest tracts as this area has the potential to support tiger population.
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Hyderabad, August 20:
The latest AP Socio Economic Survey 2013-14 stated the bifurcation of united AP is a "third deep scar" on the hearts and sentiments of Telugus.
The Survey which is released on Wednesday stated that: "The Telugu speaking people have witnessed a turbulent history of state demarcation and the current AP bifurcation episode is the third deep scar on their hearts and sentiments. The instability of political geography has repeatedly pushed the Telugu people away from the path of development and progress".
AP is poised on an interesting juncture in the history as it tries to balance varied challenges that the bifurcation has created for the residuary state against the opportunities that establishment of a new system of governance creates in the new state, the Survey said.
"The provisions made in the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 for the development of the State of AP signify tokenism and they cannot compensate the loss of opportunity for the people of AP due to the division of the state. Income generation, employment opportunities, health and educational institutions, R&D and training facilities and the social infrastructure are grossly inadequate in the new state for its survival. The decision to bifurcate the state without even finalising the capital city itself signifies as an epitome of irresponsibility," the Survey report said.
The Survey further pointed that the United AP has been a revenue surplus state as far as non-plan revenue is concerned. Unfortunately, the division made the residuary AP a huge revenue deficit state on non-plan account. The state is not left with reasonable resources for a meaningful plan outlay. Since debt has been allocated on population ratio, servicing the debt is going to be burdensome.
"There are umpteen number of issues and challenges staring at the new State of AP," the Survey said.
LANDHOLDINGS: The gross area irrigated in the State decreased to 37.11 lakh hectares in 2012-13 from 39.21 lakh hectares in 2011-12. The net area irrigated in the state decreased to 28.01 lakh hectares in 2012-13 as against 31.05 lakh hectares in 2011-12 showing a decline of 9.8 per cent.
The latest available data relates to 2010-11 on land holdings. The average size of land holdings in the state has marginally declined to 1.06 hectares during 2010-11 from 1.13 hectares in 2005-06. The number of holdings has increased from 72.16 lakh in 2005-06 to 76.21 lakh in 2010-11.
FOREST CONNECTIVITY: There is contiguous forest area starting from Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve to Seshachalam forest passing through forests of Kadapa and Chittoor districts. All these areas have good Panther population with dense Prey base of Samber, Cheetal, Neelgai etc. But, over th years due to degradation of habitat, encroachments and other biotic pressures the wild animal population declined. It is essential to develop this corridor to enable the increasing tiger population in Nallamala to Seshachalam forest tracts as this area has the potential to support tiger population.
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AP BUDGET 2014-15 AT A GLANCE
AP BUDGET 2014-15 AT A GLANCE
Head _ Rs in crores
Total budget - 1,11,823
Non-plan - 85,151
Plan - 26,673
Total revenue receipts - 92,078
Share of Central taxes - 16,837
Grants-in-ad - 28,831
State's own tax revenue - 37,398
Sales tax - 28,749
Excise - 4,027
MV tax - 1,384
Stamps and registration - 2,461
State's non-tax revenue - 9,011
Mines and Minerals - 1,226
Total Revenue expenditure - 98,142
Non-plan expenditure - 78,976
Plan expenditure - 19,165
Revenue deficit - 6,063
Public deficit - 5,760
Total expenditure on capital and loan account - 7,921
Fiscal deficit - 12,064 (2.3% to GSDP)
GSDP - 5,23,445
NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE
Major expenditure
Salary - 29,870
Pensions - 9,778
Scholarships - 2,040
Rice subsidy - 1,958
Power subsidy - 3,188
Debt relief to farmers - 1,000
NTR Health cards - 500
Vaddileni Runalu - 599
PLAN EXPENDITURE
Debt relief to farmers - 4,000
Assistance to welfare of Kapus - 50
Assistance to welfare of Brahmins - 25
Agriculture university - 100
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Head _ Rs in crores
Total budget - 1,11,823
Non-plan - 85,151
Plan - 26,673
Total revenue receipts - 92,078
Share of Central taxes - 16,837
Grants-in-ad - 28,831
State's own tax revenue - 37,398
Sales tax - 28,749
Excise - 4,027
MV tax - 1,384
Stamps and registration - 2,461
State's non-tax revenue - 9,011
Mines and Minerals - 1,226
Total Revenue expenditure - 98,142
Non-plan expenditure - 78,976
Plan expenditure - 19,165
Revenue deficit - 6,063
Public deficit - 5,760
Total expenditure on capital and loan account - 7,921
Fiscal deficit - 12,064 (2.3% to GSDP)
GSDP - 5,23,445
NON-PLAN EXPENDITURE
Major expenditure
Salary - 29,870
Pensions - 9,778
Scholarships - 2,040
Rice subsidy - 1,958
Power subsidy - 3,188
Debt relief to farmers - 1,000
NTR Health cards - 500
Vaddileni Runalu - 599
PLAN EXPENDITURE
Debt relief to farmers - 4,000
Assistance to welfare of Kapus - 50
Assistance to welfare of Brahmins - 25
Agriculture university - 100
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New Schemes AP Budget
NEW SCHEMES AND PLANS PROPOSED IN THE AP BUDGET 2014-15
* SEVEN MISSIONS:
Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu proposed seven missions to develop the state in his budget speech.
Primary Sector Mission, Social Empowerment Mission, Knowledge and Sill Development Mission, Urban Development Mission, Industry/Manufacturing Sector Mission, Infrastructure Mission and Service Sector Mission.
Each of the missions proposed to have the Chief Minister as its chairperson, with pre-defined objectives, implementation structure, funding mechanism, required departmental synergy, functioning component, rollout mechanism at the district level as appropriate for the Mission, reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems and performance based awards.
* DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: The government is keenly examining how decentralised institutions can be strengthened to play a more effective role at the district and sub-district levels.
* Optic-fibre network connecting all villages
* Employment generation to ensure that at least one person is employed in each family and improving quality of life.
* Govt to provide unemployment allowance till employment reaches youths
* TOURISM: To Develop Mega Tourism Circuits in Krishna and Anantapur districts at cost of Rs 100 crore.
New Tourism circuits in Srikakulam, Guntur, Sound and Light show at Srikalahasti, development of beach resort in Perupalem in West Godavari district.
* ART AND CRAFT: To set up Shilparamams in Kakinanda, Eluru, Vijayawada, Nellore and Anantapur districts.
International convention centre at a cost of Rs 117 crore and Indian Culinary Institute at a cost of Rs 50 crore at Tirupati.
* State Institutes of Hotel Managements at Tirupati and Kakinada at a cost of Rs 12 crore each.
* HOUSING: Govt to construct 25,000 houses under affordable housing scheme.
Houses for SC/ST at a cost of Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh for others. rs 808 crore is earmarked in the budget.
* ANNA CANTEENS:
To take steps to operationalise Anna Canteens to provide food at affordable prices for low income groups.
* WOMEN: To strengthen SHGs by infusing fresh capital not exceeding Rs 1 lakh per DWCRA group.
* PENSIONS: The increased amount of social security pensions will be paid from October.
* HEALTH: Visakha Institute of Medical Science will be made operational. Facilities at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati will be strengthened. To establish AIIMS type super-speciality hospital-cum-teaching institution in the state with Central funds.
* EDUCATION: To establish model degree colleges at a cost of Rs 12 crore in 2014-15. To set up another IIIT at Kakinada under PPP mode.
* INFRASTRUCTURE: To develop Machilipatnam port under PPP mode. To develop 14 minor ports under PPP mode which includes ports at Bhavanapadu and Calingapatnam. Centre to set up second major port and one more commercial port at Kakinada in private sector.
* APGIC: The AP Gas Infrastructure Corporation (APGIC) has won four blocks in K-G Basin.
* AIRPORTS: The existing airports Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Kadapa will be expanded. New terminal building and control tower will be constructed at Vijayawada airport by AAI. One Greenfield airport is envisaged in between Vijayawada and Kakinada.
* NO-FRILLS AIRPORTS: The Centre's assistance sought for proposed no-frills airports at Kuppam, Kurnool, Nellore and Srikakulam under Special Category State.
* POWER: Around 3,000 MW of wind and 2,000 MW of solar power is proposed to be added in phases. Rs 5,000 crore is proposed to be invested for green corridor evacuation of wind and solar power. Two solar parks to come up in Anantapur and Guntur.
* Debt relief to farmers Rs 1.5 lakh per each family
* NTR Sujala Pathakam: Providing 20 litres of mineral water for Rs 2.
* Water Grid Corporation to be created to provide clean drinking water
* Welfare of Brahmins
* Welfare of Kapus
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* SEVEN MISSIONS:
Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu proposed seven missions to develop the state in his budget speech.
Primary Sector Mission, Social Empowerment Mission, Knowledge and Sill Development Mission, Urban Development Mission, Industry/Manufacturing Sector Mission, Infrastructure Mission and Service Sector Mission.
Each of the missions proposed to have the Chief Minister as its chairperson, with pre-defined objectives, implementation structure, funding mechanism, required departmental synergy, functioning component, rollout mechanism at the district level as appropriate for the Mission, reporting, monitoring and evaluation systems and performance based awards.
* DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLANNING: The government is keenly examining how decentralised institutions can be strengthened to play a more effective role at the district and sub-district levels.
* Optic-fibre network connecting all villages
* Employment generation to ensure that at least one person is employed in each family and improving quality of life.
* Govt to provide unemployment allowance till employment reaches youths
* TOURISM: To Develop Mega Tourism Circuits in Krishna and Anantapur districts at cost of Rs 100 crore.
New Tourism circuits in Srikakulam, Guntur, Sound and Light show at Srikalahasti, development of beach resort in Perupalem in West Godavari district.
* ART AND CRAFT: To set up Shilparamams in Kakinanda, Eluru, Vijayawada, Nellore and Anantapur districts.
International convention centre at a cost of Rs 117 crore and Indian Culinary Institute at a cost of Rs 50 crore at Tirupati.
* State Institutes of Hotel Managements at Tirupati and Kakinada at a cost of Rs 12 crore each.
* HOUSING: Govt to construct 25,000 houses under affordable housing scheme.
Houses for SC/ST at a cost of Rs 1.5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh for others. rs 808 crore is earmarked in the budget.
* ANNA CANTEENS:
To take steps to operationalise Anna Canteens to provide food at affordable prices for low income groups.
* WOMEN: To strengthen SHGs by infusing fresh capital not exceeding Rs 1 lakh per DWCRA group.
* PENSIONS: The increased amount of social security pensions will be paid from October.
* HEALTH: Visakha Institute of Medical Science will be made operational. Facilities at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati will be strengthened. To establish AIIMS type super-speciality hospital-cum-teaching institution in the state with Central funds.
* EDUCATION: To establish model degree colleges at a cost of Rs 12 crore in 2014-15. To set up another IIIT at Kakinada under PPP mode.
* INFRASTRUCTURE: To develop Machilipatnam port under PPP mode. To develop 14 minor ports under PPP mode which includes ports at Bhavanapadu and Calingapatnam. Centre to set up second major port and one more commercial port at Kakinada in private sector.
* APGIC: The AP Gas Infrastructure Corporation (APGIC) has won four blocks in K-G Basin.
* AIRPORTS: The existing airports Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Tirupati and Kadapa will be expanded. New terminal building and control tower will be constructed at Vijayawada airport by AAI. One Greenfield airport is envisaged in between Vijayawada and Kakinada.
* NO-FRILLS AIRPORTS: The Centre's assistance sought for proposed no-frills airports at Kuppam, Kurnool, Nellore and Srikakulam under Special Category State.
* POWER: Around 3,000 MW of wind and 2,000 MW of solar power is proposed to be added in phases. Rs 5,000 crore is proposed to be invested for green corridor evacuation of wind and solar power. Two solar parks to come up in Anantapur and Guntur.
* Debt relief to farmers Rs 1.5 lakh per each family
* NTR Sujala Pathakam: Providing 20 litres of mineral water for Rs 2.
* Water Grid Corporation to be created to provide clean drinking water
* Welfare of Brahmins
* Welfare of Kapus
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Naidu to Urge K'taka to Raise Height of Tungabhadra Dam by 2 Feet
by V V Balakrishna
Hyderabad:
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will meet his Karnataka counterpart Siddharamaiah in Bangalore on Monday with a request to the latter to increase the height of Tungabhadra dam by two feet so that the Rayalaseema will get sufficient water.
A memorandum has been prepared by AP irrigation department to that effect to be submitted to the Karnataka CM.
According to sources, Naidu will also request the Karnataka government to construct a parallel high level canal (HLC) to draw 20 to 25 tmc water from Tungabhadra in flood period.
Tungabhadra Project was constructed in 1953 at Mallapuram in Bellary district with a storage capacity of 132.471 tmc of water to provide irrigation facilities in Raichur and Bellary districts of Karnataka and Kurnool, Kadapa, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur districts of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Siltation and less utilization of water: As per the hydrographic surveys conducted during 2008, the storage capacity of the reservoir has come down to 100.855 tmc against original storage capacity of 132.471 tmc due to progressive siltation.
Accordingly, the annual utilisation of water is reduced considerably to 106 - 175 tmc against 212 tmc. Consequently, the prorata entitlement for various systems in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh has also reduced to 40 - 62 tmc. The prorata entitlement to TBPHLC system has also reduced to 16 - 27 tmc against allocation of 32.50 tmc.
The total length of RBHLC is 196.43 km. The initial length of 105.437 km runs in Karnataka and is under TB Board’s jurisdiction i.e., up to where it enters the Andhra Pradesh territory.
The RBHLC is designed with a capacity of 4,000 Cusecs at head and to deliver 2,575 Cusecs at AP Border so as to deliver 32.50 tmc to Andhra Pradesh under HLC System. However, RBHLC is not in a position to carry a discharge of more than 3,400 cusecs at its head and the maximum discharge at AP Border is 1,800 cusecs.
There is a shift to water intensive crops like paddy, sugarcane etc. as against less water intensive crops. Hence, there are forcible overdrawals at the distributary off-takes. This is causing short fall of indented water to the tail end reach i.e. AP border. There are number of cases of damages and forcible overdrawals having been lodged regularly with the local police and revenue authorities. So, there is a need to relocalise the ayacut in the upper part of the canals, the AP government felt.
In view of the practical difficulties faced, it is very clear that unless the RBHLC is modernised, it is not possible to draw the designed discharge of even 4,000 cusecs at head. As a result the allocated quantum of 32.500 tmc share of Andhra Pradesh cannot be realised, the AP contended.
AP contended that the modernisation of HLC in AP territory at cost of `463.5 crore would allow them to draw 42.5 tmc. So far, about 50 per cent work is completed and entire work is proposed to be completed by 2015-16.
Of the total length of RBLLC is 348.20 km and the initial length of 250.58 km is under TB Board’s jurisdiction.
Likewise, the modernisation of LLC in AP area with a cost of `179 crore would enable AP to draw more water.
Parallel High Level Canal: The average utilisation for the past 20 Years in HLC system is only 26.75 tmc against the allocation of 42.50 tmc (32.50 tmc + 10 tmc diversion of KC Canal quota) and hence, a parallel High Level Canal is proposed to draw water during flood time, the AP CM will inform his Karnataka counterpart.
This envisages realisation of 20 to 25 tmc of water in a period of 25 to 30 days when the reservoir is in surplus and the quantum is within the KWDT allocation.
The parallel canal proposed with a carrying capacity of 12,000 cusecs, will traverse approximately 200 km. The tentative cost of the scheme is about ` 4,500 crore.
However, consensus on taking up detailed feasibility study of the parallel canal could not be arrived at so far, even though it was under discussions in the Board meetings since December, 1997.
Raising the height of dam: It is proposed to raise the height of the dam by two feet so as to compensate the loss in storage due to siltation of the reservoir, Naidu will tell Karnataka CM.
Allocation of Water in TB Dam (in tmc)
State - Gross
Allocation - Evaporation
Losses - Net Allocation
Karnataka 151.49 12.50 138.99
AP 72.00 5.50 66.50
Telangana 6.51 6.51 -
Out of 66.50 tmc of net allocation for Andhra Pradesh, the allocation to various systems is:
TBP High Level Canal (HLC) 32.50 tmc
TBP Low Level Canal (LLC) 24.00 tmc
KC Canal 10.00 tmc
Hyderabad:
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu will meet his Karnataka counterpart Siddharamaiah in Bangalore on Monday with a request to the latter to increase the height of Tungabhadra dam by two feet so that the Rayalaseema will get sufficient water.
A memorandum has been prepared by AP irrigation department to that effect to be submitted to the Karnataka CM.
According to sources, Naidu will also request the Karnataka government to construct a parallel high level canal (HLC) to draw 20 to 25 tmc water from Tungabhadra in flood period.
Tungabhadra Project was constructed in 1953 at Mallapuram in Bellary district with a storage capacity of 132.471 tmc of water to provide irrigation facilities in Raichur and Bellary districts of Karnataka and Kurnool, Kadapa, Mahbubnagar and Anantapur districts of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
Siltation and less utilization of water: As per the hydrographic surveys conducted during 2008, the storage capacity of the reservoir has come down to 100.855 tmc against original storage capacity of 132.471 tmc due to progressive siltation.
Accordingly, the annual utilisation of water is reduced considerably to 106 - 175 tmc against 212 tmc. Consequently, the prorata entitlement for various systems in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh has also reduced to 40 - 62 tmc. The prorata entitlement to TBPHLC system has also reduced to 16 - 27 tmc against allocation of 32.50 tmc.
The total length of RBHLC is 196.43 km. The initial length of 105.437 km runs in Karnataka and is under TB Board’s jurisdiction i.e., up to where it enters the Andhra Pradesh territory.
The RBHLC is designed with a capacity of 4,000 Cusecs at head and to deliver 2,575 Cusecs at AP Border so as to deliver 32.50 tmc to Andhra Pradesh under HLC System. However, RBHLC is not in a position to carry a discharge of more than 3,400 cusecs at its head and the maximum discharge at AP Border is 1,800 cusecs.
There is a shift to water intensive crops like paddy, sugarcane etc. as against less water intensive crops. Hence, there are forcible overdrawals at the distributary off-takes. This is causing short fall of indented water to the tail end reach i.e. AP border. There are number of cases of damages and forcible overdrawals having been lodged regularly with the local police and revenue authorities. So, there is a need to relocalise the ayacut in the upper part of the canals, the AP government felt.
In view of the practical difficulties faced, it is very clear that unless the RBHLC is modernised, it is not possible to draw the designed discharge of even 4,000 cusecs at head. As a result the allocated quantum of 32.500 tmc share of Andhra Pradesh cannot be realised, the AP contended.
AP contended that the modernisation of HLC in AP territory at cost of `463.5 crore would allow them to draw 42.5 tmc. So far, about 50 per cent work is completed and entire work is proposed to be completed by 2015-16.
Of the total length of RBLLC is 348.20 km and the initial length of 250.58 km is under TB Board’s jurisdiction.
Likewise, the modernisation of LLC in AP area with a cost of `179 crore would enable AP to draw more water.
Parallel High Level Canal: The average utilisation for the past 20 Years in HLC system is only 26.75 tmc against the allocation of 42.50 tmc (32.50 tmc + 10 tmc diversion of KC Canal quota) and hence, a parallel High Level Canal is proposed to draw water during flood time, the AP CM will inform his Karnataka counterpart.
This envisages realisation of 20 to 25 tmc of water in a period of 25 to 30 days when the reservoir is in surplus and the quantum is within the KWDT allocation.
The parallel canal proposed with a carrying capacity of 12,000 cusecs, will traverse approximately 200 km. The tentative cost of the scheme is about ` 4,500 crore.
However, consensus on taking up detailed feasibility study of the parallel canal could not be arrived at so far, even though it was under discussions in the Board meetings since December, 1997.
Raising the height of dam: It is proposed to raise the height of the dam by two feet so as to compensate the loss in storage due to siltation of the reservoir, Naidu will tell Karnataka CM.
Allocation of Water in TB Dam (in tmc)
State - Gross
Allocation - Evaporation
Losses - Net Allocation
Karnataka 151.49 12.50 138.99
AP 72.00 5.50 66.50
Telangana 6.51 6.51 -
Out of 66.50 tmc of net allocation for Andhra Pradesh, the allocation to various systems is:
TBP High Level Canal (HLC) 32.50 tmc
TBP Low Level Canal (LLC) 24.00 tmc
KC Canal 10.00 tmc
TS Drew 1.37 tmcft Excess Water: AP
by VV Balakrishna
Krishna Board urged to ensure compliance with its orders
Hyderabad: Alleging that the Telangana state has utilised 1.37 tmcft more than the allowable water as ordered by the Krishna River Management Board, the Andhra Pradesh government has written a letter to the board to ensure that Telangana complies with its orders in future.
The letter by the AP government comes at a time when truce seems to have been appeared between the two states over the issue of power generation at Srisailam.
The KRMB had ordered that Telangana state draw only 3 tmcft for generating power at Srisailam. But, according to the AP government, its neighbour drew 4.37 tmcft of Krishna river water.
"I request you to kindly ensure compliance of the orders of the KRMB to maintain adequate levels to enable irrigation requirements from Srisailam Reservoir for the rest of the Kharif season and drinking water requirements till June 2015," the AP government requested the KRMB chairman in the letter.
The letter recalled that the KRMB order on October 21 said that water release for power production, if any, from the existing storages should match the drinking water and irrigation requirements, and a
situation, wherein assured water to Rayalaseema can not be sent through gravity, should be averted.
The board, in its order on October 31, instructed the government of Telangana to restrict the water drawing for power generation up to 3 tmcft till November 2, AP recalled and informed the board that Telangana utilised 4.37 tmc.
"The present water level at Srisailam is 857 ft and AP can utilise 10.04 tmcft above the level of 854 feet (ie, MDDL and lowest commendable level of SRBC and KC Canal), the letter said.
"The AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 provides for precedence of drinking water needs and irrigation needs over power needs. In fact, the power generation at upstream reservoirs is incidental while meeting downstream drinking and irrigation requirements and, accordingly, the power generation has to be optimised."
Sources said the AP government took up the issue with KMRB to prove that TS violated its orders and to put the latter on the mat and the two states approach the board or any other platform, if any, in future.
The AP government informed the board that the actual drawing of water for power generation by Telangana subsequent to KRMB order is as follows:
Date tmcft
October 31 2.34
November 1 0.91
November 2 1.13
Total 4.37
Krishna Board urged to ensure compliance with its orders
Hyderabad: Alleging that the Telangana state has utilised 1.37 tmcft more than the allowable water as ordered by the Krishna River Management Board, the Andhra Pradesh government has written a letter to the board to ensure that Telangana complies with its orders in future.
The letter by the AP government comes at a time when truce seems to have been appeared between the two states over the issue of power generation at Srisailam.
The KRMB had ordered that Telangana state draw only 3 tmcft for generating power at Srisailam. But, according to the AP government, its neighbour drew 4.37 tmcft of Krishna river water.
"I request you to kindly ensure compliance of the orders of the KRMB to maintain adequate levels to enable irrigation requirements from Srisailam Reservoir for the rest of the Kharif season and drinking water requirements till June 2015," the AP government requested the KRMB chairman in the letter.
The letter recalled that the KRMB order on October 21 said that water release for power production, if any, from the existing storages should match the drinking water and irrigation requirements, and a
situation, wherein assured water to Rayalaseema can not be sent through gravity, should be averted.
The board, in its order on October 31, instructed the government of Telangana to restrict the water drawing for power generation up to 3 tmcft till November 2, AP recalled and informed the board that Telangana utilised 4.37 tmc.
"The present water level at Srisailam is 857 ft and AP can utilise 10.04 tmcft above the level of 854 feet (ie, MDDL and lowest commendable level of SRBC and KC Canal), the letter said.
"The AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 provides for precedence of drinking water needs and irrigation needs over power needs. In fact, the power generation at upstream reservoirs is incidental while meeting downstream drinking and irrigation requirements and, accordingly, the power generation has to be optimised."
Sources said the AP government took up the issue with KMRB to prove that TS violated its orders and to put the latter on the mat and the two states approach the board or any other platform, if any, in future.
The AP government informed the board that the actual drawing of water for power generation by Telangana subsequent to KRMB order is as follows:
Date tmcft
October 31 2.34
November 1 0.91
November 2 1.13
Total 4.37
Friday, 7 November 2014
TS Power generation benefiting AP
Express News Service
Hyderabad, November 6:
Truce between warring Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh over utilising Krishna river waters. The Telangana stopped power generation at Srisailam on November and started generating power at Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) left bank canal. Telangana generating power at NSP is music to the ears of Andhra Pradesh.
"We are getting irrigation water for Krishna delta, when Telangana released water from NSP after power generation," an official in Irrigation department in Andhra Pradesh said.
"We have no problems right now with TS. It is a truce between the two states," said the AP official.
He further added that the level at Srisailam was 857 feet and the AP was drawing water from Srisailam only for SRBC. No water required for KC Canal and Telugu Ganga from Srisailam, the official added. The drawl of water from Srisailam by AP was nominal now.
However, the row was temporarily subsided, such disputes may arise in future over sharing of water, as there are no operational guidelines and protocols, which are acceptable to both AP and TS.
The TS opposing the different kind of GOs issued by combined AP state and the present AP government is quoting the select GOs which serve its purpose.
According to official sources, Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) sent the draft operational guidelines to both AP and TS. The draft was under the examination of AP Irrigation Minister D Uma Maheswara Rao.
The KRMB in its recent order stated that it was brought to the notice of the Board that for the operation rules of Srisailam, the erstwhile AP government issued different GOs. In the opinion of Telangana State, these rules needed modifications due to bifurcation of the State. KRMB officials stated that for any updating of existing operation rules, careful study and analysis of data regarding crop water management, other water use etc has to be made in consultation of both the States, the Board stated.
As a prelude to finalise the fresh operational guidelines, the Board wanted principal secretaries of both the States to sit together and come to an understanding. The principal secretaries will meet and send their opinions on the draft to the Board. If there are any objections from either side, the KRMB would resolve them.
The officials of both the States may request the KRMB to define flood waters. Defining flood waters should be uniform for all the projects. Whether the level of the project would be taken or whether any other formula would be worked for deciding the flood waters remains to be seen.
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Hyderabad, November 6:
Truce between warring Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh over utilising Krishna river waters. The Telangana stopped power generation at Srisailam on November and started generating power at Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) left bank canal. Telangana generating power at NSP is music to the ears of Andhra Pradesh.
"We are getting irrigation water for Krishna delta, when Telangana released water from NSP after power generation," an official in Irrigation department in Andhra Pradesh said.
"We have no problems right now with TS. It is a truce between the two states," said the AP official.
He further added that the level at Srisailam was 857 feet and the AP was drawing water from Srisailam only for SRBC. No water required for KC Canal and Telugu Ganga from Srisailam, the official added. The drawl of water from Srisailam by AP was nominal now.
However, the row was temporarily subsided, such disputes may arise in future over sharing of water, as there are no operational guidelines and protocols, which are acceptable to both AP and TS.
The TS opposing the different kind of GOs issued by combined AP state and the present AP government is quoting the select GOs which serve its purpose.
According to official sources, Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) sent the draft operational guidelines to both AP and TS. The draft was under the examination of AP Irrigation Minister D Uma Maheswara Rao.
The KRMB in its recent order stated that it was brought to the notice of the Board that for the operation rules of Srisailam, the erstwhile AP government issued different GOs. In the opinion of Telangana State, these rules needed modifications due to bifurcation of the State. KRMB officials stated that for any updating of existing operation rules, careful study and analysis of data regarding crop water management, other water use etc has to be made in consultation of both the States, the Board stated.
As a prelude to finalise the fresh operational guidelines, the Board wanted principal secretaries of both the States to sit together and come to an understanding. The principal secretaries will meet and send their opinions on the draft to the Board. If there are any objections from either side, the KRMB would resolve them.
The officials of both the States may request the KRMB to define flood waters. Defining flood waters should be uniform for all the projects. Whether the level of the project would be taken or whether any other formula would be worked for deciding the flood waters remains to be seen.
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TS Economic Survey
Express News Service
Hyderabad, November 5:
Telangana State, despite achieving a reasonably impressive performance in the recent past in terms of various macro-economic indicators,still has certain weak links, especially in the performance of social indicators, says the first Socio-Economic Survey of the State.
The State government's Social Economic Outlook-2014 named as "Reinventing Telangana" was tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
The major challenge for the government of Telangana, in the light of foregoing, is to reformulate the policies and programmes of the undivided state to suit the economy, society, polity of Telangana so as to realise faster, inclusive and sustainable growth, the survey stated.
GSDP: Three districts Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medak together account half of the GSDP of the state, while the districts Nizamabad, Adilabad and Warangal share 17 per cent of the GSDP. The main reason for this uneven distribution across the districts is an accout of large inter-sectoral income variations. The uneven regional distribution of income coupled with uneven growth is giving rise to widening regional disaprites, the survey said.
CHALLENGES OF TS:
* Erratic monsoon, untimely availability of inputs and credit, low productivity, depleting ground water, inadequate extension and poor irrigation.
* Declining public and private investment in agriculture. High employment intensity of the farm sector. Fluctuating agricultural growth and increased uncertainty and fluctuations in prices of agricultural commodities
* Neglecting of link-tank irrigation system, provision of poor quality of power for pumping water for irrigation, restricting the provision of public canal irrigation system to a few areas.
* Endemic power shortage of owing to poor supply base in the backdrop of rising demand, incomplete large irrigation projects require huge resources and intense monitoring.
* Degraded forests hurting the rich forest cover, erosion and cultural wastes and a few ecological imbalances.
* Concentration of industrial development and services sector in and around Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy requiring wide dispersal into the other districts for ensuring balanced development.
* Stagnation in manufacturing sector
* The revenue potionetial of Telangana is also quite limited as majority of the districts remaining economically backward coupled with the likely erosion of tax base in the short to medium term.
OPPORTUNITIES:
* The multi-cultural, cosmopolitan Hyderabad city accounts for about 30 per cent of the state population and contributes bulk of the State revenue. The city is already on the global investors' list of most attractive destinations.
* State's endowments in various types of soils and climates carry with it a good prospect of emerging as a seed bow of the country given appropriate support and capacity building efforts.
*There is a high potential for investment in inland fisheries in the state, as there is productivity gap in tank and reservoir fishery. There is also a need to realise the high growth potential of aquaculture sector while giving priorities to welfare programmes for those involve in reservoir and back-water fisheries.
* On the industries front, while the existing industrially advanced districts offer further scope for large and medium enterprises and greater Foreign Direct Investments to flow in, rest of the seven districts have high potential for food processing, forest-based products and mineral-based industries, particularly in the employment oriented MSME sector.
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TS geographical area - 1,14,840 sq km
Population - 351.94 lakhs (2011 census)
GSDP - Rs 3,78,963 crore
Per capita income - Rs 93,151 (2013-14 prices)
The share of agriculture in GSDP is 17 per cent
Industry's share in GSDP is 27 per cent
Service sector's share in GSDP is 56 per cent
6 Municipal corporations
67 Urban Local Bodies
37 municipalities
24 Nagara Panchayats
DISTRICT-WISE GSDP IN 2012-13
Hyderabad - Rs 39,000 crore
Ranga Reddy - Rs 37,000 crore
Medak - Rs 25,000 crore
Karimnagar - Rs 18,000 crore
Nalgonda - 16,000 crore
Khamman - Rs 14,000 crore
Mahbubnagar - Rs 13,000 crore
Warangal - Rs 13,000 crore
Adilabad - Rs 11,000 crore
Nizamabad - Rs 10,000 crore
DISTRICT-WISE PER CAPITA INCOME
Adilabad - Rs 61,679
Nizamabad - Rs 60,026
Karimnagar - Rs 73,251
Medak - Rs 1,11,745
Hyderabad - Rs 1,23,992
Ranga Reddy - Rs 1,13,977
Mahbubnagar - Rs 59,909
Nalogonda - Rs 69,215
Warangal - Rs 58,007
Khammam Rs 75,014
Telangana - Rs 83,020
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Hyderabad, November 5:
Telangana State, despite achieving a reasonably impressive performance in the recent past in terms of various macro-economic indicators,still has certain weak links, especially in the performance of social indicators, says the first Socio-Economic Survey of the State.
The State government's Social Economic Outlook-2014 named as "Reinventing Telangana" was tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
The major challenge for the government of Telangana, in the light of foregoing, is to reformulate the policies and programmes of the undivided state to suit the economy, society, polity of Telangana so as to realise faster, inclusive and sustainable growth, the survey stated.
GSDP: Three districts Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Medak together account half of the GSDP of the state, while the districts Nizamabad, Adilabad and Warangal share 17 per cent of the GSDP. The main reason for this uneven distribution across the districts is an accout of large inter-sectoral income variations. The uneven regional distribution of income coupled with uneven growth is giving rise to widening regional disaprites, the survey said.
CHALLENGES OF TS:
* Erratic monsoon, untimely availability of inputs and credit, low productivity, depleting ground water, inadequate extension and poor irrigation.
* Declining public and private investment in agriculture. High employment intensity of the farm sector. Fluctuating agricultural growth and increased uncertainty and fluctuations in prices of agricultural commodities
* Neglecting of link-tank irrigation system, provision of poor quality of power for pumping water for irrigation, restricting the provision of public canal irrigation system to a few areas.
* Endemic power shortage of owing to poor supply base in the backdrop of rising demand, incomplete large irrigation projects require huge resources and intense monitoring.
* Degraded forests hurting the rich forest cover, erosion and cultural wastes and a few ecological imbalances.
* Concentration of industrial development and services sector in and around Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy requiring wide dispersal into the other districts for ensuring balanced development.
* Stagnation in manufacturing sector
* The revenue potionetial of Telangana is also quite limited as majority of the districts remaining economically backward coupled with the likely erosion of tax base in the short to medium term.
OPPORTUNITIES:
* The multi-cultural, cosmopolitan Hyderabad city accounts for about 30 per cent of the state population and contributes bulk of the State revenue. The city is already on the global investors' list of most attractive destinations.
* State's endowments in various types of soils and climates carry with it a good prospect of emerging as a seed bow of the country given appropriate support and capacity building efforts.
*There is a high potential for investment in inland fisheries in the state, as there is productivity gap in tank and reservoir fishery. There is also a need to realise the high growth potential of aquaculture sector while giving priorities to welfare programmes for those involve in reservoir and back-water fisheries.
* On the industries front, while the existing industrially advanced districts offer further scope for large and medium enterprises and greater Foreign Direct Investments to flow in, rest of the seven districts have high potential for food processing, forest-based products and mineral-based industries, particularly in the employment oriented MSME sector.
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TS geographical area - 1,14,840 sq km
Population - 351.94 lakhs (2011 census)
GSDP - Rs 3,78,963 crore
Per capita income - Rs 93,151 (2013-14 prices)
The share of agriculture in GSDP is 17 per cent
Industry's share in GSDP is 27 per cent
Service sector's share in GSDP is 56 per cent
6 Municipal corporations
67 Urban Local Bodies
37 municipalities
24 Nagara Panchayats
DISTRICT-WISE GSDP IN 2012-13
Hyderabad - Rs 39,000 crore
Ranga Reddy - Rs 37,000 crore
Medak - Rs 25,000 crore
Karimnagar - Rs 18,000 crore
Nalgonda - 16,000 crore
Khamman - Rs 14,000 crore
Mahbubnagar - Rs 13,000 crore
Warangal - Rs 13,000 crore
Adilabad - Rs 11,000 crore
Nizamabad - Rs 10,000 crore
DISTRICT-WISE PER CAPITA INCOME
Adilabad - Rs 61,679
Nizamabad - Rs 60,026
Karimnagar - Rs 73,251
Medak - Rs 1,11,745
Hyderabad - Rs 1,23,992
Ranga Reddy - Rs 1,13,977
Mahbubnagar - Rs 59,909
Nalogonda - Rs 69,215
Warangal - Rs 58,007
Khammam Rs 75,014
Telangana - Rs 83,020
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Telangana State First Budget at a glance
Item Rs in crores
Budget for the year 2014-15 (for ten months) - 1,00,637.96
Non-Plan - 51,989.49
Plan - 48,648.47
Total Revenue receipts - 80,090.33
Share of Central taxes - 9,749.36
Central grants - 21,720.71
Centrally assisted state plan -- 11,781.25
Compensation for loss of Central sales tax - 1,500
FC grants - 3,139.46
State's own tax revenue - 35,378.24
Sales tax - 26,963.30
Excise - 2,823.54
MV tax - 2,226.86
Stamps and registration - 2,583.88
State's non-tax revenue - 13,242.02
Mines and Minerals - 1,877.52
Contra interest - 2,508.98
Total Revenue expenditure - 79,789.31
Revenue surplus - 301.02
Total expenditure on capital and loan account - 17,774.30
Fiscal deficit - 17,398.72
GSDP(for ten months) - 3,63,173
Fiscal deficit % of GSDP - 4.79
Budget for the year 2014-15 (for ten months) - 1,00,637.96
Non-Plan - 51,989.49
Plan - 48,648.47
Total Revenue receipts - 80,090.33
Share of Central taxes - 9,749.36
Central grants - 21,720.71
Centrally assisted state plan -- 11,781.25
Compensation for loss of Central sales tax - 1,500
FC grants - 3,139.46
State's own tax revenue - 35,378.24
Sales tax - 26,963.30
Excise - 2,823.54
MV tax - 2,226.86
Stamps and registration - 2,583.88
State's non-tax revenue - 13,242.02
Mines and Minerals - 1,877.52
Contra interest - 2,508.98
Total Revenue expenditure - 79,789.31
Revenue surplus - 301.02
Total expenditure on capital and loan account - 17,774.30
Fiscal deficit - 17,398.72
GSDP(for ten months) - 3,63,173
Fiscal deficit % of GSDP - 4.79
Major schemes
Allotment to major schemes and programmes in Telangana Budget
Scheme -- Rs in crores
Welfare pensions - 1,689.99
Water Grid - 2,000
FAST - 2,734.95
Investment in TSGenco - 1,000
Land purchase scheme for SCs - 1,000
Roads and Buildings - 2,000
Construction of rural roads - 2,000
Kalyana Lakshmi - 330
HMWSSB (Supply of Krishna & Godavari waters to Hyderabad) - 581
Slum free programme in GHMC area - 250
Telangana Amaravirula Pathakam - 100
Godavari Pushkaralu - 100
Yadagirigutta Development - 100
Seed chain - 50
Market Intervention Fund - 400
Farm mechanisation - 100
Micro irrgation - 250
Subsidy for poly houses (1,000 acres) - 250
Power subsidy to poultry industry - 20
Telangana Haritha Haaram - 300
Special Development Fund -- 500
Constituency Development Programme - 234
Two-bed room houses - 85 crore
Assistance to TSIIC - 100
Incentives for industrial promotion - 355
Power subsidy for industries - 200
Commissioner of Cyberabad police - 70
Amrutha Hastham - 211
Solar Pumpset programme - 200
Komram Bheem Memorial - 25
KG to PG Education - 25
Loans to TSRTC for purchase of buses - 150
Forest college - 10
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Scheme -- Rs in crores
Welfare pensions - 1,689.99
Water Grid - 2,000
FAST - 2,734.95
Investment in TSGenco - 1,000
Land purchase scheme for SCs - 1,000
Roads and Buildings - 2,000
Construction of rural roads - 2,000
Kalyana Lakshmi - 330
HMWSSB (Supply of Krishna & Godavari waters to Hyderabad) - 581
Slum free programme in GHMC area - 250
Telangana Amaravirula Pathakam - 100
Godavari Pushkaralu - 100
Yadagirigutta Development - 100
Seed chain - 50
Market Intervention Fund - 400
Farm mechanisation - 100
Micro irrgation - 250
Subsidy for poly houses (1,000 acres) - 250
Power subsidy to poultry industry - 20
Telangana Haritha Haaram - 300
Special Development Fund -- 500
Constituency Development Programme - 234
Two-bed room houses - 85 crore
Assistance to TSIIC - 100
Incentives for industrial promotion - 355
Power subsidy for industries - 200
Commissioner of Cyberabad police - 70
Amrutha Hastham - 211
Solar Pumpset programme - 200
Komram Bheem Memorial - 25
KG to PG Education - 25
Loans to TSRTC for purchase of buses - 150
Forest college - 10
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Telangana Budget highlights
The budget is only for ten months of 2014-15, it has been so programmed to integrate seamlessly into the five year perspective plan of 2014-19. The new schemes and programmes and the allocations made for the same in the Finance Minister Etela Rajender's budget speech are as follows:
Rs 100 crore in Budget for ex-gratia to Telangana martyrs
The growth of the State economy witnessed a sharp fall from an average of 10.5 per cent during the period 2005-10 to 4.5 per cent in 2012-13 owing to marked deceleration in the growth of industrial sector. Reversal of this trend requires massive infusion of investment funds into agriculture, industry and infrastructure sectors.
The per capita income of the State at Rs 93,151 in 2013-14, though higher than the national average of Rs 74,920, masks wide variations across districts. Only three out of ten districts in Telangana have per capita income higher than the national average.
NEW SCHEMES TO ACHIEVE BANGARU TELANGANA:
Revival of Tanks and Irrigation: The government has decided to take up the restoration of over 45,000 tanks over the next five years. Nearly, 9,000 tanks are proposed to be taken up for restoration in this financial year. An amount of Rs 2,00 crore is proposed in the Budget.
Irrigation Projects: All the four Lift Irrigation Schemes Nettempadu, Kalwakurthi, Bhima and Koilsagar in Mahbubnagar district to be completed in the current year itself to bring 2,97,550 acres under irrigation. A total of Rs 6,500 crore in Budget for entire irrigation sector.
Water grid and drinking water: Water grid to provide protected and piped drinking water to every household in the State through a network of pipelines at an estimated cost of Rs 25,00 crore. As a primer, a provision of Rs 2,000 crore is proposed in the Budget.
Agriculture and Allied Sectors: The government has already credited to the loan accounts of farmers of Rs 4,250 crore as first instalment.
Government has decided to bring an end to uncertainty in market and decided to establish a Market Invention Fund with a provision of Rs 400 crore in the budget
TS as Seed Bowl of Country: The State has taken the initiative of developing seed chains and an amount Rs 50 crore has provided in the budget. Plans are afoot to tie up with seed companies for marketing. Rs 100 crore for farm mechanisation.
Horticulture: To promote drip irrigation to optimise the use of ground water in 1.36 lakh acres. Rs 250 crore earmarked.
Poultry Sector: Rs 20 crore proposed towards power subsidy to poultry farmers.
Dairy sector: Rs 16.30 crore provided Rs 16.30 crore as an incentive to milk producers at the rate of Rs 4 per litre of milk supplied to Vijaya Dairy.
WELFARE PROGRAMMES:
SC Welfare: Rs 1,000 crore provided three acres land for each SC family. State to spend Rs 50,000 for the SCs in the next five years.
Tribal Welfare: Rs 245.92 crore proposed for the educational institutions in tribal areas.
SC and ST sub-plans: The amounts proposed under SC and ST sub-plans in this budget are RS 7,579.45 crore and Rs 4,559.81 crore.
Welfare of BCs: An amount of RS 2,022 crore is proposed to BCS under plan and non-plan
Welfare of Minorities: Rs 1,030 crore for welfare of minorities.
Kalyana Lakshmi: Rs 250 crore for Kalyana Lakshmi to give Rs 51,000 per girl for marriage purpose. Rs 150 crore for SCs, Rs 80 crore for STs and Rs 100 crore for Muslims.
Women and child welfare: Rs 10 crore proposed in the budget for strengthening safety and security measures for women.
At present eight eggs per month are being provided to children in the age gruop of seven months to three years. The eggs will be increased from eight to 16 per month. Children in the age group of three to six years will get 30 eggs per month instead of 16 eggs per month. Rs 1,103.88 crore earmarked for ICDS.
LPG connections: Rs 100 crore proposed for one-time free supply of LPG connections to the poor women.
Aasara: Pensions to handloom weavers and toddy tappers too will be increased. Rs 1,317.77 crore in the budget for payment of pensions to the aged and the widows. Rs 367.75 crore for payment of pensions for the disabled.
KG TO PG: The government is committed to overhauling and strengthening the public education system from KG to PG in phases. A token amount of Rs 25 crore is proposed in the budget to roll out new strategy for improvised KG to PG education.
Rs 940.73 crore for setting up of model schools at mandal level as benchmarks of excellence. Rs 119.63 crore for IIIT at Basara.
Medical and Health: Rs 100 crore each for improvements in Gandhi and Osmania hospitals. Rs 30 crore for Niloufer and RS 25 crore for King Koti hospital. Rs 50 crore for maternity hospitals at Petlaburz and Sultanbazar.
District hospitals will be upgraded into super speciality hospitals. Rs 1 crore each proposed to upgrade 42 area hospitals. Rs 40 croer for strengthening of eye, mental, chest and ENT hospitals. Rs 152 crore for medical college buildings. State to establish a health university at Warangal.
Industry: There was a negative growth of industry sector in Telangana by 0.9 per cent in 2012-13. Though growth marginally picked up to 2.7 per cent in 2013-14, it remains much below the desired level. For giving industrial growth a momentum, the State is set to release industrial policy. To establish a land bank with about 5 lakh acres for locting industries. Land will be handed over to Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC). Rs 100 crore provided in the budget for the same.
Rs 100 for power subsidy to industries. Rs 90 crore for Hyderabad Information Technology and Investment Region (ITIR). Government proposed to link research institutes, academia and industry in and around Hyderabad under the umbrella of "Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH).
Rs 19.30 crore for incentives to SC entrepreneurs to set up industrial units.
Power loom weavers: Loan waiver up to Rs 1 lakh per each weaver family.
Urban development: Installation of CCTVs in Hyderabad and Cyberabad Rs 44.59 and RS 25 crore proposed respectively. Rs 581 crore for Krishna and Godavari water supply schemes and sewerage improvement in Hyderabad.
Rs 374.73 crore under Centrally assisted development scheme for small and medium towns. Rs 200 crore under externally aided municipal development project for improvement of drinking water supply and sanitation facilities in municipalities. Rs 150 crore as assistance to municipalities under the award of the State Finance Commission.
Road Network: Rs 4,000 in the budget for improvement of road network. Government proposes to spend Rs 10,000 crore over two year time on road network.
About 1,000 new buses are proposed to be added to the existing fleet of TSRTC.
Energy sector: Measures taken to add 20,000 MW of power generation in next five years. With a view to augmenting power supply to agriculture, an amount of Rs 200 crore proposed in the budget to promote the use of solar pump sets. Rs 40 crore is provided to promote roof top solar power. Besides, servicing the bonds, a provision of Rs 1,000 crore has been proposed towards investments in TSGenco under State Plan. In addition, Rs 3,241.90 crore is provided to the energy sector under non-plan. This includes Rs 3,000 crore towards power subsidy.
Fores and Environment. Haritha Haaram to plan 230 crore saplings in next three to four years. A corpus fund of Rs 300 crore is proposed Haritha Haaram in the budget. Funds from the State Plan, CAMPA and MGNREGA will be tapped for the same. A forest college is proposed to be set up and RS 10 crore provided in the budget.
Culture, Tourism and Sports: Telangana Kala Bhavan at Hyderabad, Kaloji Cultural Centre at Warangal are proposed. Rs 15 crore earmaked for the same. Rs 11 crore proposed for the new scheme Samskrithika Sarathi to encourage artistes of Telangana
Yadagirigutta, a holy place, is proposed to be developed with Rs 100 crore on the lines of TTD. To develop 400 acres of Narasimha Abhayaranyam, parks, marriage halls, meditation centres, Veda Patasala and construct cottage in about 1,600 crore proposed in the budget.
Rs 100 core for Godavari Pushkaralu. Rs 60 crore for development of infrastructure in tourist destinations and circuits. Rs 90 crore for development of sports stadia and modernisation of sports facilities.
CDP: Constituency Development Fund for MLAs and MLCs has been increased from Rs 1 crore to Rs 1.5 crore. Rs 234 crore proposed in the budget.
Administrative Reforms: The State will shortly put in place a comprehensive Financial Management System. Once operational, all financial transactions in the state will be online eliminating discretion and delays ushering in a total transparent system of financial management.
Employee welfare: State is examining the issue of regularising contractual employees.
Housing: State is planning to take up the construction of houses with two bed rooms, a hall, kitchen, bathroom and a lavatroy at a unit cost of RS 3.5 lakhs. The amount proposed in the budget is Rs 1,000 crore.
Advocates: Rs 100 crore is provided for the welfare of advocates
Journalists: Rs 10 crore for the welfare journalists. To construct Journalist Bhavan at Hyderabad. The government has also decided to provide food security cards to all eligible families in the state.
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TS FM Speech
Express News Service
Hyderabad, November 5:
The efforts of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in the last five months to reorient Telangana State are amply reflected in the first Budget of Telangana introduced by Finance Minister Etela Rajender to the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
The Finance Minister presented the Budget of Rs 1,00,637.96 crore with a revenue surplus of Rs 301.02 crore. The net surplus budget is Rs 5.5 crore and it is tax free. However, the fiscal deficit is huge amounting to Rs 17,398.72 crore. The fiscal deficit as percentage of GSDP is 4.79. The State requested the Central government to allow more market borrowings for this year. The budget is for only ten months, up to March, 2015.
According to sources, in the last five months, the Telangana state spent only Rs 20,000 crore and decided to utilise the remaining amount of the Rs 1 lakh crore budget before March.
All the new schemes and programmes, which had already announced by the government, got due allocations in the Budget and they would be spend in the next four months. "We have decided to reduce the gap between the allocation and actual spending," the Finance Minister told reporters after the Budget speech. He said that the first Budget was intended to realise Bangaru Telangana.
In his maiden Budget speech, Rajender said: "Telangana State is the result of prolonged struggle by two generations of people over six decades during which many lost whatever little they had and some even their lives. This is a profound moment and I rise to present the first Budget for the new State of Telangana. This is also a historic occasion for four crore people of the State, as they take control of their own resourcesd and fate".
"I will ensure judicious use of revenues for fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of not only the present but also future generations," the Finance Minister said.
Rajender further added that "you are aware opportunities were lost and problems accumulated as a result of deliberate neglect of Telangana. The immense task before the government is not only to correct historic wrongs but also quickly impart social and economic justice for vast majority of the people.
quotes:
"I am pround and fortunate enough to present the first Budget for Telangana" - Finance Minister Etela Rajender
"The Budget truly reflected the aspirations of the people of Telangana," - Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao
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Budget Guide
Express News Service
Hyderabad, November 4:
The newly formed 29th state Telangana is introducing its first full budget on Wednesday. Finance Minister Etela Rajender has the privilege to present the first budget under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. People have several hopes on the first budget. The details of the budget will be known only on Wednesday.
Here is the guide for the budget for the reader to understand in a better way their first budget.
BUDGET:
In the Constitution Budget is mentioned as "Annual Financial Statement". The term "Budget" is originally derived from the French word "Bougette" which means a leather bag. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer in Britain originally carried the financial proposals for the year to the House of Commons in a leather bag. Through usage,
gradually, the word "Budget" has come to be used to signify the
documents in the bag instead of the leather bag.
APPROVAL: All the expenditure incurred by the State should be
authorised by the Legislature. As it is not possible for the legislature to be in session throughout the year to scrutinise and approve the day to day monetary transactions of government, a system has been evolved by which the government prepares Budget for the ensuing year, showing all the anticipated receipts and expenditure
classified under certain broad heads of accounts.
All items of expenditure are broadly either "Charged" or "Voted".
"Charged", "Voted" Expenditure:
CHARGED: The emoluments and allowances of the Governor and other
expenditure relating to his office. The salaries and allowances of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and in the case of a State having Legislative Council, also of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council.
Debt charges for which the State is liable including interest,
sinking fund charges and redemption charges, and other expenditure relating to the raising of loans and the service and redemption of debt. Expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of Judges of any High Court. Any sums required to satisfy any judgment, decree or award of any court or arbitral tribunal.
Any other expenditure declared by this Constitution, or by the
Legislature of the State by law, to be so charged.
VOTED: The other expenditure is treated as voted expenditure.
BUDGET DIVISIONS: The "Annual Financial Statement" or "Budget" consists of the following divisions. Consolidated Fund of the State, Contingency Fund of the State and Public Account of the State.
Consolidated Fund of the State: All revenues received by the State government, loans and borrowings comes under this.
The transactions relating to the receipts and expenditure out of
the Consolidated Fund are accounted for in three different Sections. Revenue Account, Capital Account and Loan Account Revenue Account/ Revenue Receipts.
Revenue Receipts Comprise:
Tax Revenue: Collections under land revenue, stamps and
registration fees, sales tax, State Excise, taxes on vehicles,
entertainment tax and also share in Central taxes.
Non-tax Revenue: Interest receipts, dividends on capital
investments, receipts of various departments like fees for
examinations, tuition fees, receipts on forest produces, receipts
from mines and minerals and also 'User Charges' collected by the
departments for providing services.
Grants-in-aid and Contributions: Grants-in-aid from the Central government for various plan and non-plan schemes, statutory grant,
state share of union excise duties.
Revenue Expenditure: The expenditure under Revenue Account incurred for administering the different departments of the government, for
payment of interest charges on the borrowings of the government, for relief measures on natural calamities and on the maintenance and repairs of various capital assets like buildings, roads and irrigation sources. Expenditure which does not result in
creation of assets is treated as revenue expenditure.
Revenue Surplus or Deficit: When the expenditure on revenue account is less than the revenue receipts, the difference is called the "Revenue Surplus" for the year and when it is more, the difference is called the "Revenue Deficit".
Capital Account: The Capital Account is the account of the expenditure of the capital nature i.e on acquisition of concrete assets of a lasting nature like purchase of land, construction of building, etc., which yield revenue or which avoid a recurring expenditure to government. All irrigation and electricity projects which are lasting assets and which yield revenues to government fall under Capital Assets and expenditure on construction of such projects is accounted for under Capital Account. The Buildings which save the government from recurring expenditure on rents are also considered as Capital Assets and the expenditure on construction of these buildings is classified under Capital Account.
Loan Account: The Loan Account is the account of Public Debt incurred and discharged and of loans and advances by the State government to local bodies, public sector undertakings, government servants and others and recoveries from them.
Demands for Grants. The estimates of expenditure from the Consolidated Fund included in the Budget Estimates and required to be voted by the
Legislature are presented to the Legislative Assembly in the form of demands for grants.
These detailed demands for grants show Head of the Department-wise details of the provisions included in the demands for grants for
expenditure for the previous year and the budget year and revised
estimates of the current year. They also give a break-up of the
estimates, i.e., details of the minor heads (Programmes) sub-heads
(Organization or Scheme), detailed heads (Object of expenditure) e.g. salaries, wages, travel expenses, machinery and equipment, grants-inaid,etc., sub-details under detailed heads like Pay, Allowances, Dearness Allowance etc.
Supplementary Demand: It often happens that in the course of a financial year, expenditure has to be incurred on items and schemes for which approval of the Legislature has not been taken in the Annual Financial Statement (Budget) or expenditure has to be incurred on the items and services in excess of the amount voted by the Legislature in the Budget. It may not be practicable to obtain the approval of the Legislature as and when an expenditure has to be incurred urgently on new items or schemes during the course of the financial year. Hence, in such cases the expenditure is incurred by Government by sanctioning advances from the Contingency Fund pending approval of the Legislature. When the Legislature meets, a supplementary statement showing the estimated expenditure on all such items is laid before the Legislature and its approval taken.
Public Accounts Committee: At the close of the financial year, the Accountant General submits the Audit Report 'Finance Accounts' and the ' Appropriation Accounts' to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). PAC, which is formed from out of the members of Legislature, will examine the reports to know whether there are any financial losses sustained by government through fraud, negligence, inefficiency etc., of government servants, failure to collect the estimated taxes, wasteful expenditure, etc.
Contents of Budget Document: The Budget documents generally contain four sets of figures: The Accounts of the previous year, Budget Estimates of the current year as originally presented to the Legislature, Revised Estimate for the current year and Budget Estimate for the ensuing year.
Revenue receipts: Revenue receipts of government will be under three distinct groups. Tax Revenue, Non-tax Revenue and Grants-in-aid and Contributions.
For the purpose of expenditure the transactions of Government have been brought under different functions representing major divisions of the efforts such as Education, Agriculture etc.
These different functions of government have been grouped into 3
distinct sections: They are
(1) General Services: Covering Police, General Administration, etc.,
which are indispensable to the existence of an organised State;
(2) Social Services: Covering activities associated with provision of
services needed for community living such as education, medical and
health, social security services, etc.
(3) Economic services: dealing with activities or assistance
provided to agencies in the fields of production and trade, such as
agriculture, industry, power, irrigation etc.
Budget Speech: The Budget Speech contains a review of the financial position of the State for the previous year, current year and the coming year. The main purpose of the Budget speech is to explain the policies and programmes of the government and how far they had been implemented during the previous year and how they are going to be introduced and implemented in future.
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Hyderabad, November 4:
The newly formed 29th state Telangana is introducing its first full budget on Wednesday. Finance Minister Etela Rajender has the privilege to present the first budget under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. People have several hopes on the first budget. The details of the budget will be known only on Wednesday.
Here is the guide for the budget for the reader to understand in a better way their first budget.
BUDGET:
In the Constitution Budget is mentioned as "Annual Financial Statement". The term "Budget" is originally derived from the French word "Bougette" which means a leather bag. The Chancellor of the
Exchequer in Britain originally carried the financial proposals for the year to the House of Commons in a leather bag. Through usage,
gradually, the word "Budget" has come to be used to signify the
documents in the bag instead of the leather bag.
APPROVAL: All the expenditure incurred by the State should be
authorised by the Legislature. As it is not possible for the legislature to be in session throughout the year to scrutinise and approve the day to day monetary transactions of government, a system has been evolved by which the government prepares Budget for the ensuing year, showing all the anticipated receipts and expenditure
classified under certain broad heads of accounts.
All items of expenditure are broadly either "Charged" or "Voted".
"Charged", "Voted" Expenditure:
CHARGED: The emoluments and allowances of the Governor and other
expenditure relating to his office. The salaries and allowances of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and in the case of a State having Legislative Council, also of the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council.
Debt charges for which the State is liable including interest,
sinking fund charges and redemption charges, and other expenditure relating to the raising of loans and the service and redemption of debt. Expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowances of Judges of any High Court. Any sums required to satisfy any judgment, decree or award of any court or arbitral tribunal.
Any other expenditure declared by this Constitution, or by the
Legislature of the State by law, to be so charged.
VOTED: The other expenditure is treated as voted expenditure.
BUDGET DIVISIONS: The "Annual Financial Statement" or "Budget" consists of the following divisions. Consolidated Fund of the State, Contingency Fund of the State and Public Account of the State.
Consolidated Fund of the State: All revenues received by the State government, loans and borrowings comes under this.
The transactions relating to the receipts and expenditure out of
the Consolidated Fund are accounted for in three different Sections. Revenue Account, Capital Account and Loan Account Revenue Account/ Revenue Receipts.
Revenue Receipts Comprise:
Tax Revenue: Collections under land revenue, stamps and
registration fees, sales tax, State Excise, taxes on vehicles,
entertainment tax and also share in Central taxes.
Non-tax Revenue: Interest receipts, dividends on capital
investments, receipts of various departments like fees for
examinations, tuition fees, receipts on forest produces, receipts
from mines and minerals and also 'User Charges' collected by the
departments for providing services.
Grants-in-aid and Contributions: Grants-in-aid from the Central government for various plan and non-plan schemes, statutory grant,
state share of union excise duties.
Revenue Expenditure: The expenditure under Revenue Account incurred for administering the different departments of the government, for
payment of interest charges on the borrowings of the government, for relief measures on natural calamities and on the maintenance and repairs of various capital assets like buildings, roads and irrigation sources. Expenditure which does not result in
creation of assets is treated as revenue expenditure.
Revenue Surplus or Deficit: When the expenditure on revenue account is less than the revenue receipts, the difference is called the "Revenue Surplus" for the year and when it is more, the difference is called the "Revenue Deficit".
Capital Account: The Capital Account is the account of the expenditure of the capital nature i.e on acquisition of concrete assets of a lasting nature like purchase of land, construction of building, etc., which yield revenue or which avoid a recurring expenditure to government. All irrigation and electricity projects which are lasting assets and which yield revenues to government fall under Capital Assets and expenditure on construction of such projects is accounted for under Capital Account. The Buildings which save the government from recurring expenditure on rents are also considered as Capital Assets and the expenditure on construction of these buildings is classified under Capital Account.
Loan Account: The Loan Account is the account of Public Debt incurred and discharged and of loans and advances by the State government to local bodies, public sector undertakings, government servants and others and recoveries from them.
Demands for Grants. The estimates of expenditure from the Consolidated Fund included in the Budget Estimates and required to be voted by the
Legislature are presented to the Legislative Assembly in the form of demands for grants.
These detailed demands for grants show Head of the Department-wise details of the provisions included in the demands for grants for
expenditure for the previous year and the budget year and revised
estimates of the current year. They also give a break-up of the
estimates, i.e., details of the minor heads (Programmes) sub-heads
(Organization or Scheme), detailed heads (Object of expenditure) e.g. salaries, wages, travel expenses, machinery and equipment, grants-inaid,etc., sub-details under detailed heads like Pay, Allowances, Dearness Allowance etc.
Supplementary Demand: It often happens that in the course of a financial year, expenditure has to be incurred on items and schemes for which approval of the Legislature has not been taken in the Annual Financial Statement (Budget) or expenditure has to be incurred on the items and services in excess of the amount voted by the Legislature in the Budget. It may not be practicable to obtain the approval of the Legislature as and when an expenditure has to be incurred urgently on new items or schemes during the course of the financial year. Hence, in such cases the expenditure is incurred by Government by sanctioning advances from the Contingency Fund pending approval of the Legislature. When the Legislature meets, a supplementary statement showing the estimated expenditure on all such items is laid before the Legislature and its approval taken.
Public Accounts Committee: At the close of the financial year, the Accountant General submits the Audit Report 'Finance Accounts' and the ' Appropriation Accounts' to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). PAC, which is formed from out of the members of Legislature, will examine the reports to know whether there are any financial losses sustained by government through fraud, negligence, inefficiency etc., of government servants, failure to collect the estimated taxes, wasteful expenditure, etc.
Contents of Budget Document: The Budget documents generally contain four sets of figures: The Accounts of the previous year, Budget Estimates of the current year as originally presented to the Legislature, Revised Estimate for the current year and Budget Estimate for the ensuing year.
Revenue receipts: Revenue receipts of government will be under three distinct groups. Tax Revenue, Non-tax Revenue and Grants-in-aid and Contributions.
For the purpose of expenditure the transactions of Government have been brought under different functions representing major divisions of the efforts such as Education, Agriculture etc.
These different functions of government have been grouped into 3
distinct sections: They are
(1) General Services: Covering Police, General Administration, etc.,
which are indispensable to the existence of an organised State;
(2) Social Services: Covering activities associated with provision of
services needed for community living such as education, medical and
health, social security services, etc.
(3) Economic services: dealing with activities or assistance
provided to agencies in the fields of production and trade, such as
agriculture, industry, power, irrigation etc.
Budget Speech: The Budget Speech contains a review of the financial position of the State for the previous year, current year and the coming year. The main purpose of the Budget speech is to explain the policies and programmes of the government and how far they had been implemented during the previous year and how they are going to be introduced and implemented in future.
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Monday, 6 October 2014
From Revolution to Resurrection
Published: 24th Aug 2014 06:00:00 AM
HYDERABAD: Not so long ago, at the height of the poll campaign in March-April, the then Union Minister and Congress heavyweight Jairam Ramesh had predicted that if Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao was voted to power, he would ruin the new state with his politics of regionalism. Three months on, KCR has proved Jairam wrong.
The 60-year-old chief minister of Telangana appears keen on proving himself as a good administrator besides being an agitator. In the last 80 days, KCR has surprised even senior babus with his working style. Soon after assuming office, he held a day-long brainstorming session with them and unveiled his vision for the development of the state and explained his immediate priorities. Since then, he has been after the babus to achieve his objective of giving a clean administration to the 4.5 crore people of Telangana.
Initially, senior IAS officers felt KCR’s review meetings were a ‘routine affair’ to understand the basics of administration. But, KCR has given a new thrust to administration. At the review meetings, he first explains his needs and priorities. Then, he discusses the same with the officials and seeks their views. Later, he fine-tunes the ideas and again seeks their opinion.
“The chief minister enquires about the functioning of every department.w He poses questions on the pros and cons of every programme. He suggests the best,” a senior IAS officer said. In the past two months, KCR has taken 45 decisions, including giving of `50,000 for wedding of tribal girls. He is also planning to construct two-bedroom flats for the poor, apart from distributing three acres of land to every dalit family; both poll promises.
The major step he has taken thus far is the controversial Intensive Household Survey to weed out bogus white ration cards, which are eating away the government’s money in the form of subsidy. Though this mammoth exercise, carried out on a single day (August 19), invited criticism of the Opposition, KCR remained unruffled.
Telangana and the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh, ever since their formation on June 2, have had eyeball to eyeball confrontations on sharing of electricity, river waters, and implementing provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act-2014, such as vesting the Governor with special powers over Hyderabad’s law and order. On every issue, the Telangana chief minister hardened his stance, so as to send a clear message to the people of his state that protecting their interests is his top priority. As for maintaining relations with the Centre, KCR seems to be adopting a belligerent stance for the same reason.
He has taken on the Centre on two issues—merger of seven mandals in Telangana with AP to facilitate construction of the Polavaram Irrigation Project and special powers to the Governor over law & order in Hyderabad. At one point, he even called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a fascist. “If the Centre maintains good relations with us, we will reciprocate and vice-versa,” KCR said.
As TRS’s boss, KCR is formulating strategies to further strengthen the party by poaching Congress and TDP lawmakers. He has no qualms in promoting dynastic politics either. After all, his son K T Rama Rao holds key portfolios such as IT and Panchayat Raj in his Cabinet and his nephew T Harish Rao holds the major Irrigation portfolio. KCR’s daughter K Kavitha is a party MP from Nizamabad.
One-on-One
K Chandrasekhar Rao
● First-time CM
● Competes with Naidu in attracting investments
● Conducts review meetings for 12 hours a day
● No hesitation in taking on the Centre
● Son K T Rama Rao holds key IT portfolio in the Cabinet
Chandrababu Naidu
● Three-time CM
● Seasoned CEO, now struggling to develop another Hyderabad in AP
● Conducts video conferences with officials. Helps in ruling AP from Hyderabad
● Dependent on Centre for funds
● Son Lokesh remains behind-the-scenes
Friday, 26 September 2014
Mega Dream: Rs 22,000 Crore to Restore 45,300 Minor Irrigation Tanks
Express News Service
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has begun a massive work to restore 45,300 minor irrigation tanks at an estimated cost of ` 22,000 crore in the next five years. Each year around 9,000 tanks would be restored.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao held a meeting with officials of irrigation department here on Thursday and listed out his priorities. The Chief Minister also agreed to provide vehicle loans and petrol allowance to irrigation staff for executing the massive works. To begin with, the government would immediately sanction ` 20 crore for conducting a survey on 45,300 tanks.
Though there are a large number of tanks under panchayat raj department, the Chief Minister has decided them to bring all of them under irrigation department.
Kakatiya link
A large number of irrigation tanks were constructed by Kakatiya kings for providing drinking and irrigation water. Successive Nizam rulers too developed and protected them. The Bachawat tribunal allocated 175 tmc from Godavari and 90 tmc from Krishna to fill up minor irrigation tanks. Around 20 lakh acres of ayacut was under minor irrigation in those times .
The past governments had neglected the minor irrigation sector in Telangana, which is a lifeline of farmers. The farmers too over a period of time neglected desiltation of tanks and depended mostly on borewells.
Desiltation
Officials will start desiltation in village tanks in order to provide irrigation water to farmers. The extent of tanks will be widened with the consent of the locals. Desiltation will be taken up in all tanks within five years.
After desilting the tank, the black soil will be diverted to the nearest farms to improve the fertility of the lands. Trees and water hyacinth (gurrapu dekka) in the tanks will be removed and used as a firewood.
The estimated cost of the programme is ` 22,000 crore. Works will not be given on EPC basis. The entire work will be undertaken by the minor irrigation department itself. The State government will release some money, take funds from the Centre and also obtain loan from any one of the agencies - World Bank, JICA or Nabard. On an average the government is going to spend ` 50 lakh on each tank.
CM's Sramadan
All the Ministers, MP, MLAs, MLCs, officials and students will be involved in the project. District Collectors, students and Ministers should work for two days on a token basis. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao too will do 'Sramadanam' in all the districts, in order to create awareness among the people on restoring and preserving the tanks.
KCR to pen a song
An audio CD will be brought out with a song exclusively for the programme. This will create much-needed awareness among the people. The Chief Minister himself came forward to pen a song for the CD in local dialect. Cultural troops will be formed for spreading the message.
DISTRICT - TANKS - REPAIRS IN FIRST PHASE
Medak - 7,953 - 1,600
Mahbubnagar - 7,099 - 1,400
Karimnagar - 5,866 - 1,170
Warangal - 5,545 - 1,100
Nalgonda - 4,570 - 914
Khammam - 4,297 - 860
Adilabad - 3,779 - 755
Nizamabad - 3,673 - 735
Ranga Reddy - 2,550 - 510
CATEGORISATION OF TANKS
Irrigation tanks - 5,411
Panchayat raj tanks - 32,068
Percolation tanks - 4,962
Tanks in patta lands - 1,662
FOR grapHIC:
SOME DRIVE THIS
* All tanks to be brought under irrigation dept
* Laptops to mandal-level engineers
* Expansion of quality control cell
* Survey on lands of tanks
* NREGS to be linked with restoration of tanks
* To protect tanks in GHMC area too
* ` 5 lakh sanctioning power to SEs
* All Telangana engineers allotted to AP to be brought back
* To examine setting up of Godavari and Krishna river valley authorities
* To bring new Telangana Irrigation Act soon
* VRO at village level to protect the tanks
* Grievance cell at irrigation minister office
To regain the past glory of minor irrigation tanks in Telangana, the government has embarked upon a massive drive. The target is to restore 9,000 tanks every year
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has begun a massive work to restore 45,300 minor irrigation tanks at an estimated cost of ` 22,000 crore in the next five years. Each year around 9,000 tanks would be restored.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao held a meeting with officials of irrigation department here on Thursday and listed out his priorities. The Chief Minister also agreed to provide vehicle loans and petrol allowance to irrigation staff for executing the massive works. To begin with, the government would immediately sanction ` 20 crore for conducting a survey on 45,300 tanks.
Though there are a large number of tanks under panchayat raj department, the Chief Minister has decided them to bring all of them under irrigation department.
Kakatiya link
A large number of irrigation tanks were constructed by Kakatiya kings for providing drinking and irrigation water. Successive Nizam rulers too developed and protected them. The Bachawat tribunal allocated 175 tmc from Godavari and 90 tmc from Krishna to fill up minor irrigation tanks. Around 20 lakh acres of ayacut was under minor irrigation in those times .
The past governments had neglected the minor irrigation sector in Telangana, which is a lifeline of farmers. The farmers too over a period of time neglected desiltation of tanks and depended mostly on borewells.
Desiltation
Officials will start desiltation in village tanks in order to provide irrigation water to farmers. The extent of tanks will be widened with the consent of the locals. Desiltation will be taken up in all tanks within five years.
After desilting the tank, the black soil will be diverted to the nearest farms to improve the fertility of the lands. Trees and water hyacinth (gurrapu dekka) in the tanks will be removed and used as a firewood.
The estimated cost of the programme is ` 22,000 crore. Works will not be given on EPC basis. The entire work will be undertaken by the minor irrigation department itself. The State government will release some money, take funds from the Centre and also obtain loan from any one of the agencies - World Bank, JICA or Nabard. On an average the government is going to spend ` 50 lakh on each tank.
CM's Sramadan
All the Ministers, MP, MLAs, MLCs, officials and students will be involved in the project. District Collectors, students and Ministers should work for two days on a token basis. Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao too will do 'Sramadanam' in all the districts, in order to create awareness among the people on restoring and preserving the tanks.
KCR to pen a song
An audio CD will be brought out with a song exclusively for the programme. This will create much-needed awareness among the people. The Chief Minister himself came forward to pen a song for the CD in local dialect. Cultural troops will be formed for spreading the message.
DISTRICT - TANKS - REPAIRS IN FIRST PHASE
Medak - 7,953 - 1,600
Mahbubnagar - 7,099 - 1,400
Karimnagar - 5,866 - 1,170
Warangal - 5,545 - 1,100
Nalgonda - 4,570 - 914
Khammam - 4,297 - 860
Adilabad - 3,779 - 755
Nizamabad - 3,673 - 735
Ranga Reddy - 2,550 - 510
CATEGORISATION OF TANKS
Irrigation tanks - 5,411
Panchayat raj tanks - 32,068
Percolation tanks - 4,962
Tanks in patta lands - 1,662
FOR grapHIC:
SOME DRIVE THIS
* All tanks to be brought under irrigation dept
* Laptops to mandal-level engineers
* Expansion of quality control cell
* Survey on lands of tanks
* NREGS to be linked with restoration of tanks
* To protect tanks in GHMC area too
* ` 5 lakh sanctioning power to SEs
* All Telangana engineers allotted to AP to be brought back
* To examine setting up of Godavari and Krishna river valley authorities
* To bring new Telangana Irrigation Act soon
* VRO at village level to protect the tanks
* Grievance cell at irrigation minister office
To regain the past glory of minor irrigation tanks in Telangana, the government has embarked upon a massive drive. The target is to restore 9,000 tanks every year
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Monday, 2 June 2014
Transition Process to Take Another Week
Hyderabad: The transition process to divide work between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states is expected to be completed by June 9. "Most of the transition will be completed by June 9. The Transition Committee is to review on a daily basis and sort out any issues and submit a daily progress report to the chief secretaries of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh till June 9," an order issued by the government said on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Transition Committee will first organise the office space allocated to them. As most of the floors in the Secretariat are allotted to more than one department, the senior-most secretary will be responsible to allocate office space on a particular floor to the staff. A clear layout plan, allocating rooms and workspaces to staff should be prepared by June 2.
This floor plan should indicate rooms for secretaries, for other senior staff and workspaces for sections. It should also indicate the location of record room and see that phones, faxes, computers, printers should also be made fully functional.
All secretaries and heads of departments are required to allocate subjects amongst the employees ordered to serve the state of Telangana and the remaining employees of Andhra Pradesh. As both the successor states would have less number of employees, the subjects are to be allotted by clubbing similar topics. This exercise is to be completed by June 3.
Employees ordered to serve the state of Telangana are to be relieved on June 2. However, they will be responsible to hand over all the files, movable assets and all other items under their custody to their identified counterpart in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The handing of files should be completed by June 9.
Each employee of Andhra Pradesh should have a counterpart (s) in Telangana state and vice versa.
In the Secretariat, certain departments are allocated the same office space that they are currently occupying. In such cases, the committee should make sure that space is created for incoming staff and new departments allotted to that floor. The movement of files and other movable assets can take place once such space is earmarked.
No Due Certificate: All handing over and taking over is to be done under proper certification by each employee who is handing over and his /her counterpart taking over from the other state.
Only after complete hand-over, a 'No Due' certificate may be issued by the officer in charge of OP section. The production of 'No Due' certificate is mandatory for drawing salary for the month of June.
Meanwhile, the Transition Committee will first organise the office space allocated to them. As most of the floors in the Secretariat are allotted to more than one department, the senior-most secretary will be responsible to allocate office space on a particular floor to the staff. A clear layout plan, allocating rooms and workspaces to staff should be prepared by June 2.
This floor plan should indicate rooms for secretaries, for other senior staff and workspaces for sections. It should also indicate the location of record room and see that phones, faxes, computers, printers should also be made fully functional.
All secretaries and heads of departments are required to allocate subjects amongst the employees ordered to serve the state of Telangana and the remaining employees of Andhra Pradesh. As both the successor states would have less number of employees, the subjects are to be allotted by clubbing similar topics. This exercise is to be completed by June 3.
Employees ordered to serve the state of Telangana are to be relieved on June 2. However, they will be responsible to hand over all the files, movable assets and all other items under their custody to their identified counterpart in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The handing of files should be completed by June 9.
Each employee of Andhra Pradesh should have a counterpart (s) in Telangana state and vice versa.
In the Secretariat, certain departments are allocated the same office space that they are currently occupying. In such cases, the committee should make sure that space is created for incoming staff and new departments allotted to that floor. The movement of files and other movable assets can take place once such space is earmarked.
No Due Certificate: All handing over and taking over is to be done under proper certification by each employee who is handing over and his /her counterpart taking over from the other state.
Only after complete hand-over, a 'No Due' certificate may be issued by the officer in charge of OP section. The production of 'No Due' certificate is mandatory for drawing salary for the month of June.
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Rousing Reception Awaits First T CM
HYDERABAD: Rousing reception awaits first chief minster
of Telangana K Chandrasekhar Rao at the Secretariat on Monday.
Immediately after the swearingin ceremony on June 2, Rao will go to the
Secretariat in a bullet-proof vehicle. He will step down from his
vehicle at Nalla Pochamma temple, a few yards away from the C Block. He
will have darshan of Nalla Pochamma, where a large number of Telangana
Secretariat staff will give him a rousing reception. Rao will leave his
car at the temple and walk up to CBlock along with Telangana employees.
Top police officials on Saturday discussed the security measures to be
taken to protect the ‘VIP’ as he will be walking from Pochamnma temple
to C Block. After assuming charge as Chief Minister, Rao will address
the Telangana employees from a specially arranged dais. The workers are
busy on Saturday to erect a huge dais with iron grills in front of C
Block. Rao will address the T-employees, whose role in Telangana
movement is unforgettable. Meanwhile, all the four blocks allotted to
Telangana state in Secretariat are decked up with serial bulbs. The C
Block, from where Telangana chief minster will function, will be
decorated with flowers. Especially, the fifth and sixth floors of C
Block, which houses the chief minister’s office and other peshis, will
be decked up.
Transition Plan Devised for Smooth Division of Staff and Assets
HYDERABAD: The state government has devised a plan
for the smooth implementation of allocation of staff, assets, buildings
between AP and Telangana states. The Transition Plan (TP) will be
executed under the supervision of the chief secretary until the
Appointed Day and, thereafter, under the joint supervision of the chief
secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states. Compliance reports
shall be furnished to the respective chief secretaries and the State
Reorganisation Cell with copy marked to Governor’s Office on a weekly
basis. The principal objectives of the Transition Plan are to: ensure
smooth reorganisation of the existing state of Andhra Pradesh in
accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act provisions, to
establish functioning Secretariat and head of department
offices/corporations/ societies/training institutions, etc. to serve the
governments of Telangana and AP and address issues likely to arise in
both states, especially during the period of one to three months after
the Appointed Day and undertake preparatory/remedial measures.
Transition Committees are set up at Secretariat, HoDs and corporations/
companies level. The committees will take possession of the office space
allocated to the respective departments of both the states. The
secretaries of the new states shall ensure that appropriate organograms
are prepared for Secretariat and HOD offices, allocating work to
officers. The committees also ensure management of files, movable
assets, legal matters, contracts, personnel, management of schemes and
programmes. Management of corporations, societies and institutions is
also the task of transition committees. The government established an
apex committee to provide strategic and operational guidance and support
to the state reorganisation process until the Appointed Day. However,
several issues relating to the state reorganisation would linger for a
long while after the Appointed Day and several other matters would
require close collaboration and coordination between the two States.
APEX COMMITTEE:
An Apex Coordination Committee (ACC) on State Reorganisation matters is established with the following: Chief secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, cochairpersons, planning secretary/state development commissioners of AP and Telangana, home, finance, irrigation, energy, higher education, industry and public enterprises secretaries and others dealing with state reorganisation or those specially nominated by the chief secretary of AP will be the members-secretary of the committee. The Apex Coordination Committee will meet every week on a designated day/ periodically to review all issues relating to state reorganisation, with specific reference to allocation of staff, assets and liabilities, files, etc. Its main responsibility will be to ensure close coordination and collaboration between the two States on all matters relating to governance and resolution of contentious issues, if any, amicably.
SRC:
On the advice of the central government, a State Reorganisation Cell (SRC) was established to provide effective support to the Advisory Committee for allocation of state cadre employees. Since the principal responsibility for final allocation of state cadre employees will devolve to the residual State of Andhra Pradesh with the committee chaired by CR Kamalanathan being housed in the Andhra Pradesh Government, the State Reorganisation Cell may have the chief secretaries of the two state governments, replacing the chief secretary of the combined state. The new government of Andhra Pradesh will nominate the member-secretary of the cell/committee secretary dealing with state reorganisation or a specially-designated secretary. Similarly, the state of Telangana shall nominate a department and secretary for State Reorganisation which shall coordinate with the AP State reorganisation Committee and the State Advisory Committee.
GRIEVANCE REDRESS:
All the grievances of employees issued with provisional ‘order to serve’ by the Central government and other aspects of state reorganisation will be received by the principal secretary/Secretary in charge of the concerned department who will refer the same to State Reorganisation Cell in the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh. Thereafter, they will be referred to the Apex Coordination Committees for redress - through the secretary in charge of State Reorganisation. The Apex Coordination Committee shall liaise with the State Reorganisation Departments of both states. The state of Telanagna may also constitute a state reorganisation unit which will examine/ analyse the issues that need to be put up to the Apex Coordination Committee for consideration.
APEX COMMITTEE:
An Apex Coordination Committee (ACC) on State Reorganisation matters is established with the following: Chief secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, cochairpersons, planning secretary/state development commissioners of AP and Telangana, home, finance, irrigation, energy, higher education, industry and public enterprises secretaries and others dealing with state reorganisation or those specially nominated by the chief secretary of AP will be the members-secretary of the committee. The Apex Coordination Committee will meet every week on a designated day/ periodically to review all issues relating to state reorganisation, with specific reference to allocation of staff, assets and liabilities, files, etc. Its main responsibility will be to ensure close coordination and collaboration between the two States on all matters relating to governance and resolution of contentious issues, if any, amicably.
SRC:
On the advice of the central government, a State Reorganisation Cell (SRC) was established to provide effective support to the Advisory Committee for allocation of state cadre employees. Since the principal responsibility for final allocation of state cadre employees will devolve to the residual State of Andhra Pradesh with the committee chaired by CR Kamalanathan being housed in the Andhra Pradesh Government, the State Reorganisation Cell may have the chief secretaries of the two state governments, replacing the chief secretary of the combined state. The new government of Andhra Pradesh will nominate the member-secretary of the cell/committee secretary dealing with state reorganisation or a specially-designated secretary. Similarly, the state of Telangana shall nominate a department and secretary for State Reorganisation which shall coordinate with the AP State reorganisation Committee and the State Advisory Committee.
GRIEVANCE REDRESS:
All the grievances of employees issued with provisional ‘order to serve’ by the Central government and other aspects of state reorganisation will be received by the principal secretary/Secretary in charge of the concerned department who will refer the same to State Reorganisation Cell in the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh. Thereafter, they will be referred to the Apex Coordination Committees for redress - through the secretary in charge of State Reorganisation. The Apex Coordination Committee shall liaise with the State Reorganisation Departments of both states. The state of Telanagna may also constitute a state reorganisation unit which will examine/ analyse the issues that need to be put up to the Apex Coordination Committee for consideration.
Telangana Given Over 9,800 Staff of State Cadre
Express News Service
Hyderabad, May 31:
As many 9,893 state-cadre employees are allocated to Telangana state on provisional basis on Saturday. The "order to serve" are being issued to individual employees on Sunday. Of the total allocated,
8,601 for Telangana Heads of Departments, 1,164 for Telangana Secretariat and 128 for Telangana Assembly.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) approved the allocation and sent the department-wise allocation lists to the State government officials on Saturday. The officials served the orders to some employees, available on Saturday and the remaining will be issued on Sunday. All the employees allocated to Telangana should report to duty on Monday, on the formation of Telangana state.
Of the 9,893 employees most of them belong to Telangana state. Around 300 employees belong to Seemandhra, official sources said.
The DoPT issued two different orders on Saturday. The first one brief order allocating all the local, district, zonal and mutli-zonal posts to be allocated to the respective states, where they are currently working.
The second order issued for the state-cadre employees. The order contained the names of state-cadre employees with department-wise lists.
"A grievance cell will be set up with Chief Secretaries of both AP and Telangana. Every department will have a grievance cell. If any employee have any doubt, the Central government will provide solution. If, necessary, the Centre may even revise the order of "order to serve. The State Reorganisation Cell secretary will monitor the entire process," Principal Secretary (Finance) PV Ramesh said. He added that the entire process of final allocation will be completed from three to six months time.
T-SURPLUS: As per the information, in the combined state, Telangana employees are 600 more than the sanctioned post, where as Seemandhra people are 67 more than the sanctioned strength. In HoDs, the Telangana people are around 4,000 surplus thant the actual posts and the Seemandhra employees are 2,600 less than the actual strength.
GRAPHIC
Total employees in combined state - 12.5 lakh
Secretariat employees - 4,046
State cadre employees - 65,000
Multi-zonal employees - 6,600
Zonal cadre employees - 1.43 lakh
District level employees - 10.32 lakh
Vacancies - 2.57 lakh
DIVISIBLE STATE-CADRE FORCE:
Total staff - 65,000
Vacancies - 18,000
Net divisible staff - 47,000
PROVISIONAL ALLOCATION TO T-STATE
Heads of Departments - 8,601
Secretariat - 1,164
T-Assembly 128
Total 9,893
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Hyderabad, May 31:
As many 9,893 state-cadre employees are allocated to Telangana state on provisional basis on Saturday. The "order to serve" are being issued to individual employees on Sunday. Of the total allocated,
8,601 for Telangana Heads of Departments, 1,164 for Telangana Secretariat and 128 for Telangana Assembly.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) approved the allocation and sent the department-wise allocation lists to the State government officials on Saturday. The officials served the orders to some employees, available on Saturday and the remaining will be issued on Sunday. All the employees allocated to Telangana should report to duty on Monday, on the formation of Telangana state.
Of the 9,893 employees most of them belong to Telangana state. Around 300 employees belong to Seemandhra, official sources said.
The DoPT issued two different orders on Saturday. The first one brief order allocating all the local, district, zonal and mutli-zonal posts to be allocated to the respective states, where they are currently working.
The second order issued for the state-cadre employees. The order contained the names of state-cadre employees with department-wise lists.
"A grievance cell will be set up with Chief Secretaries of both AP and Telangana. Every department will have a grievance cell. If any employee have any doubt, the Central government will provide solution. If, necessary, the Centre may even revise the order of "order to serve. The State Reorganisation Cell secretary will monitor the entire process," Principal Secretary (Finance) PV Ramesh said. He added that the entire process of final allocation will be completed from three to six months time.
T-SURPLUS: As per the information, in the combined state, Telangana employees are 600 more than the sanctioned post, where as Seemandhra people are 67 more than the sanctioned strength. In HoDs, the Telangana people are around 4,000 surplus thant the actual posts and the Seemandhra employees are 2,600 less than the actual strength.
GRAPHIC
Total employees in combined state - 12.5 lakh
Secretariat employees - 4,046
State cadre employees - 65,000
Multi-zonal employees - 6,600
Zonal cadre employees - 1.43 lakh
District level employees - 10.32 lakh
Vacancies - 2.57 lakh
DIVISIBLE STATE-CADRE FORCE:
Total staff - 65,000
Vacancies - 18,000
Net divisible staff - 47,000
PROVISIONAL ALLOCATION TO T-STATE
Heads of Departments - 8,601
Secretariat - 1,164
T-Assembly 128
Total 9,893
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Rajiv Sharma may be Telangana cs
Express News Service
Hyderabad, May 30:
Rajiv Sharma, a 1982 batch IAS officer, is likely to be the chief secretary of Telanagana state.
Sharma, who is on central deputation, has been repatriated to his parent AP cadre to facilitate his posting.
Till now he was on central deputation. After his repatriation, he has been provisionally allotted to Telangana state. He acted as a liaison officer between the centre and the state on bifurcation.
The DoPT approved the proposal for his premature repatriation and issued an order to this effect on Friday.
Hyderabad, May 30:
Rajiv Sharma, a 1982 batch IAS officer, is likely to be the chief secretary of Telanagana state.
Sharma, who is on central deputation, has been repatriated to his parent AP cadre to facilitate his posting.
Till now he was on central deputation. After his repatriation, he has been provisionally allotted to Telangana state. He acted as a liaison officer between the centre and the state on bifurcation.
The DoPT approved the proposal for his premature repatriation and issued an order to this effect on Friday.
44 IAS officers allocated to Telangana state
Express News Service
Hyderabad, May 30:
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) provisionally allocated 44 IAS officers to Telangana state on Friday.
In its orders the DoPT joint secretary PK Das stated that 44 IAS officers borne on the undivided cadre of AP to Telangana cadre with effect from June 2, till further orders.
The officers provisionally allocated to Telangana state are:
D Lakshmi Parthasaraty Bhaskar, AK Parida, Rajiv Sharma, K Pradeep Chandra, Shyam Kumar Sinha, Vinod Kumar Agrawal, Bibhu Prasad Acharya, T Radha, V Nagi Reddy, J Remond Peter, SK Joshi, Ajay Mishra, Suresh Chanda, Heera Lal Samariya, S Narsingh Rao, N Aravinda Reddy, Bhambal Ram Meena, Poonam Malakondiah, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Sharma, K Ramakrishna Rao, Harpreet Singh, Jayesh Ranjan, Vikas Raj, Busani Venkateswara Rao, N Siva Sankar, M Jagadeeswar, B Kishore, C Parthasarathi, VN Vishnu, RV Chandravadan, Sabyasachi Ghose, GD Aruna, B Venkatesham, V Anil Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Benhur Mahesh Dutt Ekka, B Janardhanreddy, L Shasidhar, Lav Aggarwal, Shailaja Ramaiyer, N Sridhar, A Ashok and Ahmed Nadeem.
IAS officers working in the jurisdiction of Telangana and working in the jurisdiction will for the respective states. IAS officers posted in offices having state-wide jurisdiction of united AP, except the officers allocated to Telangana, to the successor state of AP till further orders.
This provisional allocation shall not confer any right on any officer so allocated for being allocated to either of the successor sttes durin their final allocation in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganisation Act.
Hyderabad, May 30:
The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) provisionally allocated 44 IAS officers to Telangana state on Friday.
In its orders the DoPT joint secretary PK Das stated that 44 IAS officers borne on the undivided cadre of AP to Telangana cadre with effect from June 2, till further orders.
The officers provisionally allocated to Telangana state are:
D Lakshmi Parthasaraty Bhaskar, AK Parida, Rajiv Sharma, K Pradeep Chandra, Shyam Kumar Sinha, Vinod Kumar Agrawal, Bibhu Prasad Acharya, T Radha, V Nagi Reddy, J Remond Peter, SK Joshi, Ajay Mishra, Suresh Chanda, Heera Lal Samariya, S Narsingh Rao, N Aravinda Reddy, Bhambal Ram Meena, Poonam Malakondiah, Vijay Kumar, Sunil Sharma, K Ramakrishna Rao, Harpreet Singh, Jayesh Ranjan, Vikas Raj, Busani Venkateswara Rao, N Siva Sankar, M Jagadeeswar, B Kishore, C Parthasarathi, VN Vishnu, RV Chandravadan, Sabyasachi Ghose, GD Aruna, B Venkatesham, V Anil Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Benhur Mahesh Dutt Ekka, B Janardhanreddy, L Shasidhar, Lav Aggarwal, Shailaja Ramaiyer, N Sridhar, A Ashok and Ahmed Nadeem.
IAS officers working in the jurisdiction of Telangana and working in the jurisdiction will for the respective states. IAS officers posted in offices having state-wide jurisdiction of united AP, except the officers allocated to Telangana, to the successor state of AP till further orders.
This provisional allocation shall not confer any right on any officer so allocated for being allocated to either of the successor sttes durin their final allocation in accordance with the provisions of the Reorganisation Act.
Govt Makes Provisional Allocation of Buildings
The office space for both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments is allocated in the Secretariat. The blocks were allocated department-wise for both the state. The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister will function from L Block 8th floor, while Telangana Chief Minister will function from C Block. A, B, C and D Blocks allocated to Telangana and H, J, K and L Blocks are allocated to AP governmet. Chief Secretary PK Mohanty issued orders to this effect on Friday. The allocation is as follows:
The orders said that the government allocated provisinally the A, B, C and D Blocks in the existing Secretariat premises for the Secretariat of the State of Telangana; and J, K, L, H(South) and H(North) Blocks, for the Secretariat of the State of Andhra Pradesh, for the purpose of locating the respective Secretariats.
All Secretariat Departments will take necessary action and arrangements as per this transition plan.
TELENGANA SECRETARIAT - Allocation of Departments
A-Block
1st Floor: Environment, Forests, Science and Technology Department
2nd Floor: Information Technology and Communications Dept
3rd Floor: Law Dept
4th Floor: Home Dept
5th Floor: Transport, Roads and Buildings Dept
B-Block
1st Floor: General Administration (Elections) Dept
2nd Floor : General Administration Dept
3rd Floor: Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture Dept
4th Floor : Irrigation and Command Area Development Dept
5th Floor : Irrigation and Command Area Development Dept
6th Floor : Irrigation and Command Area Development Dept
C-Block
1st Floor: General Administration Dept / Press Secretary to Chief Minister
2nd Floor: General Administration Dept
3rd Floor: Office of the Chief Secretary to Government / Cabinet Hall
4th Floor: Chief Minister’s Office, GAD, Conference Hall
5th Floor: Chief Minister’s Office and GAD.
6th Floor: Chief Minister’s Office
D-Block
1st Floor: Tribal Welfare, Social Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare, Minorities Welfare, Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens Dept, School Education Dept and Higher Education Dept
2nd Floor: Agriculture and Cooperation Dept, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Dept, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Dept, Industries and Commerce Dept, Infrastructure and Investment Dept, Public Enterprises Dept, Labour, Employment, Training and Factories Dept, Energy Dept, Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Dept
3rd Floor : Municipal Administration and Urban Development Dept, Housing, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development,
Rural Water Supply, Health and Medical and Family Welfare Dept.
4th Floor : Finance, Revenue and Planning:
Andhra Pradesh Secretariat _ Provisional Allotment of space to Departments:
L - Block
1st Floor Municipal Administration and Urban Development and Housing
2nd Floor: Energy, Environment, Forests, Science and Technology and Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture
3rd Floor: Health, Medical and Family Welfare and Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens
4th Floor: Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, Industries and Commerce and Infrastructure and Investment, Public Enterprises, Labour, Employment, Training and Factories Department
5th Floor: Planning Department / Cabinet Hall
6th Floor: General Administration Department
7th Floor: Chief Secretary's Office, Video Conference Hall and other Secretaries of General
Administration Department
8th Floor: Chief Minister's Chamber, Chief Minister's Secretaries and other officers
J - Block
1st Floor: Law Library; and General Administration (SB) Department
2nd Floor: Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Dept, Agriculture and Cooperation Dept, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Dept
3rd Floor: School Education and Higher Education Dept,
4th Floor: Social Welfare, Tribal Welfare, Backward Classes Welfare and Minorities Welfare
5th Floor: Home Department, Transport, Roads and Buildings
6th Floor: Irrigation and Command Area Development and Irrigation and Command Area Development (Projects)
7th Floor: Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
8th Floor: Ministers' Chambers
North-H Block
1st Floor: General Administration (CRB), General Administration (Vigilance), Housing Society; Andhra Pradesh Technology Services, AP Secretariat Association
2nd Floor: Finance Department, Andhra Pradesh Vigilance Commission
3rd Floor: Finance
4th Floor: Revenue
South-H Block
1st Floor: Central Secretariat Library / Commissioner of Inquiries
2nd Floor: Ministers’ Chambers
3rd Floor: Ministers’ Chambers
K-Block
1st Floor: State Bank of Hyderabad, Telecom Office, Post office, Hospital and Service Associations
2nd Floor: Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer's Office, Ministers' Chambers, Service Associations, Mee Seva,
Unani and Ayurvedic Hospitals
3rd Floor: Law Department, Deputy Pay and Accounts Officer's Office, Co-operative Credit Society
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