1240-FINALLY,AP REACHES ITS T-JUNCTION
Bharti Jain | TNN New Delhi:
With the CWC giving thumbs up to Telangana,the formal process for the creation of Indias 29th state will get under way in earnest.Estimated to take a bare minimum of 122 days once the resolution for creation of the new state is passed by the Andhra state legislature,the state reorganization proposal will have to be approved thrice by the Union Cabinet apart from being ratified by the state legislature and,finally,Parliament.
The first step would be a reference by the Union government to the state legislature to pass a resolution for formation of a separate state of Telangana.On the basis of this proposal,the Union home ministry will prepare a Cabinet note over the next seven days and submit it for approval.
A Cabinet meeting will take up this note and form a Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising the ministers of home affairs,finance,education,health,irrigation,power,environment and forest,railways,HRD,chemicals and fertilizers,food and consumer affairs and labour besides deputy chairman of Planning Commission to examine the economic issues linked to creation of the new state.This GoM is likely to submit its recommendations in a 30-day timeframe.
The Union home ministry will study the GoMs recomm e n d at i o n s over the next 15 days and a c c o rd i n g ly frame the Cabinet note,to be moved with draft Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill.
The note will request the Cabinet to approve the draft Bill,recommend to the President to refer the Bill to the state legislature,ask the finance ministry to appoint an expert panel to recommend measures for smooth transition in terms of financial management and viability of the reorganized states and seek setting up of a dedicated unit in the Planning Commission to manage economic and financial factors in the rest of Andhra.This unit will ensure multifaceted development of the region with the help of better financial management and adequate devolution of Central funds.The Cabinet approval for this is expected within seven days.
Over the next couple of days,the draft Bill through the home minister and the prime minister will be sent to the President,requesting him to refer it to the state legislature under Article 3 of the Constitution.The state legislature will have 30 days to consider the draft Bill and give its views,which will then be vetted by the law ministry over the next seven days.
The Cabinet note with the draft reorganization Bill vetted by the law ministry will be put up for approval and is expected to be cleared by the Cabinet in five days.
Once the draft organization Bill is approved by the Cabinet,a notice for its introduction in Lok Sabha/Rajya Sabha will be given.This may take a couple of days.The consideration and passage of the Bill is expected over the next 15 days,followed by Presidential assent over the next two days.
Thus,the process of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh to create a separate state of Telangana will be complete.
POWER SHIFT
WHAT STATEHOOD MEANS FOR TELANGANA
Control over Krishna and Godavari waters Catchment of 68% Krishna | 69% Godavari river But so far,Telangana got only 32% Krishna water.Agitators said should get 70% Prakasam Barrage,Nagarjuna Sagar,Srisailam draw away water to other AP regions Benefits of irrigation canals | 74% Coastal Andhra | 18% Telangana | 8% Rayalaseema
45% of APs forest area in Telangana across five districts.
Singareni collieries excavate coal for industry,power stations Power generated supplied to entire south India Region has limestone deposits,besides bauxite & mica Jobs For Region's People
Only 20% APs Govt employees were from Telangana,Population-wise,should have been 40%,more than 6 lakh.In reality,barely 3 lakh Less than 5% dept heads in AP govt were from Telangana.
Only 6 out of 12 AP CMs from Telangana
As A State Telanganas per capita income,10th highest in country,notch above all-India average.
In absolute GDP terms,Telangana (without Hyd) above Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand, Ukhand,HP,Goa.Among all states,at 15th place.
TELANGANA STATE,s
68% KRISHNA WATERS
45% OF ANDHRAS FOREST AREA
20% COUNTRY'S COAL DEPOSITS
50% AP REVENUES FROM HERE
WHAT IT MEANS FOR ANDHRA
In absolute GDP size,Andhra region third among states,
Per capita income of Andhra 11th highest,above all-India average
Rich in agriculture,owing to Godavari and Krishna deltas
Within AP,coastal Andhra is superior economic entity Considered rice bowl Now loses control over rivers Krishna and Godavari
Loses control over mineralrich Telangana region
Has to develop new capital
Loses Telangana revenue that was 50% of state revenues
WHAT IT MEANS FOR RAYALASEEMA
Srikrishna Panel called RAYALASEEMA, AP's most deprived/ backward region This,despite fact that five AP CMs from Rayalaseema,among them YSR,Chandrababu Naidu
Compared to Telangana and Andhra,Rayalaseema worse off in industry.
Basically agrarian
Flight of capital from Rayalaseema to Karnataka with Reddy community investing in real estate and industry in Karnataka
Perception that Andhra region exploitative With Telangana carved out,possibility of Greater Rayalaseema statehood demand
(Times Of India, 31:07:2013)
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