Among other demands, TRS wants 'illegal' Seemandhra staff to leave Telangana
4 Nov 2013 11:58 AM IST4 Nov 2013 11:58 AM IST
Among other demands, TRS wants 'illegal' Seemandhra staff to leave Telangana
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has its own demands on the issues concerning the bifurcation-- Water, power, oil, capital, etc.- Telangana should be allotted 60 pc share of the newly allotted coal blocks in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, and the NTPC must set up a 1400-MW natural gas-based power plant at Shankarpally in Ranga Reddy district with priority to fertiliser.
- In the power sector, the demand is to set up a dedicated 4000-MW Ultra Mega Power Plant by NTPC in T-state with domestic coal linkage.
- With regard to coal, the TRS demanded that Singareni Collieries remain under the direct control of the Telangana government, and all the shares held in it by the Government of AP be transferred to the Telangana Government.
- It wants the work on the Polavaram dam project to commence after environmental issues, including wildlife and rehabilitation and resettlement issues of tribals in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana are addressed in a humane manner.
- On sharing of Godavari and Krishna waters, the TRS expressed its commitment to use its full and legitimate share without any compromise, in the immediate future. It demanded that the final award of the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal, entrusted with
- The Planning Commission had identified eight out of 10 districts in Telangana as eligible for the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF). TRS wants adequate funding to these districts — Adilabad, Nizamabad, Medak, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Khammam, Warangal
- Hyderabad House in New Delhi, along with appurtenant land and buildings was formerly the property of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Later, the main building was transferred to the Government of India, for which eight acres of land was allotted
- With regard to sharing of assets, the assets of Telangana prior to November 1, 1956, both immovable and movable, should continue to vest with Telangana and these may not be taken into account as common assets to be distributed.
- The Telangana state must be created with 10 districts of the region, with Hyderabad as its permanent capital. The TRS also wanted the Legislative Council to be continued in Telangana state.
- On the issue of capital, there is a demand to operate Seemandhra capital from “spacious buildings” located in close proximity to Hyderabad while Telangana state would function from the existing infrastructure.
- Saying that it would not compromise on the powers of the Telangana state, the TRS has demanded that overall policing of Telangana, including Hyderabad city, must remain with the new state. Since it is the police that delivers on the ground, the law
- On the question of public employment, the TRS wants the Centre to consider relaxing the Rules of the All-India Services in cadre allocation, and allow Telangana officers of the IAS, IPS and IFS working elsewhere in the country to come to Telangana,
- Many non-locals who were recruited in subordinate services against a quota of 20 pc (district category), 30 pc (non-gazetted category) and 40 pc (gazetted category) have to be relocated based on the definition of “local candidate” as defined in the
- It wants relocation of all gazetted officers who are wrongly recruited and promoted, in violation of various safeguards provided to Telangana employees.
- The most controversial demand is that Telangana must get a legitimate share in gas and oil allocation from the Krishna-Godavari basin to help bridge its yawning energy gap. Considering Telangana has no coastline, a share in resources belonging to
- While the government had decided that Hyderabad would remain the joint capital of Telangana and Seemandhra for 10 years, TRS wants the new capital for Seemandhra to be ready in two to three years. Here is the full list of its demands.
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) has its own demands on the issues concerning the bifurcation-- Water, power, oil, capital, etc.
Among other demands, TRS wants 'illegal' Seemandhra staff to leave Telangana
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