Reasons: The reasons for the recurring crises in Andhra Pradesh include (a) failure of parties to implement the Government’s Agreement and the formulae that followed; (b) failure to establish conventions such as rotation of CM and Dy CM offices among the three regions; (c) rise of casteist forces and factional groups desperately in quest of political power; (d) a conspiracy to dismantle the largest South Indian state and India’s fourth largest state by vested interests.
Hyderabad: The city today houses 14 premium institutions of higher learning. All the state and Central educational institutions and research cenres were established with grants from the state and the Centre. Today, the city has 46 research institutions and centres of excellence. In 1921, the area of Hyderabad municipality was 84 sq km. By 1991, it was 252 sq km. The Hyderabad Metro Development Authority covering an area of 7,257 sq km. The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has a capacity of 10 million passengers and is designed for an eventual capacity of 40 million passengers per annum. The sweat and blood, investments and innovative ideas of all Telugu people led to the transformation of Hyderabad into its present state. Telugu people, particularly those from Seemandhra region, chose to live in the city as it is their capital. They have a stake in it because they all have contributed to its development for centuries. How can they give up their capital?
Water and Power: In the view of the State reorganisation Commission, 1956), the advantages of a larger Andhra state including Telangana are that it will bring into existence a state of about 32 million with a considerable hinterland, with large water and power resources, adequate mineral wealth and valuable raw materials. Krishna and Godavari rivers will thereby be brought under unified control. In the context of the existing precariousness of water availability in Krishna river, is it desirable to create further unwarranted complexities? Management of the Srisailam and Nagarjuna Sagar reservoirs will be a challenging proposition in the event of state bifurcation. The assertion that the projects were taken up to transfer surplus waters from Krishna river to Rayalaseema and Andhra are not supported by facts. Telangana will have significant power deficit, along with huge subsidy burden.
Employment: Public employment in the state is as per the Six Point Formula. The main issue in this would be state-level recruitment, which is not based on local criteria. The status of those recruited against 20 pc and 30 percent open category quota under the Presidential Order and pensioners, existing employees in the Secretariat is a cause for concern.
Industrial employment
Region Industries Employment
Seemandhra 99,411 14,01,119
Telangana 1,03,571 17,43,782
Hyderabad dist 18,609 2,18,107
RR district 33,235 5,49,421
Investments: Of the 72 notified SEZs in the state, 40 are located in and around Hyderabad The entire pharma investments in Hyderabad were made by Coastal Andhra people. Most of the private educational institutions, hotels, multiplexes, retail malls, private hospitals and the film industry are owned by Andhras. All infrastructure companies in Hyderabad, like GMR, GVK, Lanco, SEW and NCC belong to Andhras. While 15.9 pc come for job search, 57.4 pc for employment and business, and 24.1 pc for studies. It indicates that the present character of the city is quite different from that inherited from the Nizam.
source: The New Indian Express
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