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.
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