Hyderabad: Districts in Telangana state will be reorganised into six zones and two multi-zones for the purpose of providing jobs in the government sector.
The state government will pass a resolution to this effect in the ongoing session of the Legislature, seeking the Centre’s amendment to the Presidential Order issued under Article 371(D) in 1975.
TS has two zones, which were created from erstwhile 10 districts in undivided AP in 1975, with an aim to provide equitable job opportunities for job seekers in all districts, while the other four zones are in AP covering Andhra and Rayalaseema districts.
However, after bifurcation in 2014, the TS government increased the number of districts from 10 to 31 in October 2016, necessitating the creation of new zones to include the 21 new districts.
In the zones, 70 per cent of government jobs will be reserved for locals of a particular district and 30 per cent will be merit quota under which both locals and non-locals can compete.
In multi-zones, there will be 60 per cent quota for locals and 40 per cent merit quota for locals and non-locals. In district-level posts, the reservations for locals will be 80 per cent and merit quota will be 20 per cent.
