Hyderabad: Telangana state and AP governments are battling for the control of 37 state-level institutions that have not been listed under Schedule IX and X of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014.
The TS government has already taken control of the NG Ranga Agriculture University in Hyderabad on the grounds that it is located in Telangana, and renamed it after Telangana ideologue Prof. Jayashankar.
Colleges affiliated to the university located in AP are confused over their status. This has also led to confusion regarding common admissions for agricultural courses.
The TS government is eyeing control of other institutions such as the Vigilance Commission, Law Commission, Lokayukta, Human Rights Commission and Election Commission, whose offices are located in Hyderabad.
Other prominent institutions that are not included in Schedule IX or X are: the Judicial Academy, Minorities Commission, Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Wakf Tribunal, Official Languages Commission, Information Commission, Administrative Tribunal, DNA Fingerprinting Institute.
The AP government says that these institutions have to serve both states till it makes alternative arrangements as per the Act.
It has taken up the issue with Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, who is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to settle the dispute.
As per the Act, certain institutions that are listed under Schedule IX need to be bifurcated immediately. Others listed under Schedule X are to offer common services till both the governments reach an agreement for division within one year.
However, the Act left out certain institutions from both Schedules.
The AP government’s contention is that TS has been created from undivided AP, and all existing institutions which do not figure in Schedule IX and X automatically belong to residuary AP.
The TS government on however, has stepped up efforts to take control of all these institutions.
