Despite Centre’s claims, AP Reorganisation Act promises remain on paper
The promises made to Telangana's citizens under the andhra pradesh Reorganisation Act have not been fulfilled nearly ten years after Telangana's formation. Telangana's predicament has gone unnoticed by the BJP-led central government, which has also frequently broken key promises.
None of the promised projects listed in the Act have been finished throughout the last nine Union Budgets that have been presented in parliament while telangana has been in existence. These consist of the eagerly anticipated steel mill in Bayyaram, mining and tribal universities, the elevation of an irrigation project to national project status, and the expansion of assembly seats from 119 to 153. Additionally, the Centre has withheld outstanding money totaling Rs 900 crore under the Backward Region Grant Funds (BRGF) and failed to separate institutions in accordance with Schedules 9 and 10 of the Act.
The Centre, which professes to be simply a mediator between the two States to settle the issues, has also failed to resolve the inter-State river water conflicts between telangana and Andhra Pradesh. As a result, telangana continues to get just 299 TMC out of the total 811 TMC, which denies it of further 100 TMC annually that would have been its fair share.
In contrast, the telangana government kept its promises by contributing land and money to initiatives like the Kazipet railway coach plant. The Centre's rejection of the new coach plant, however, cast doubt on its dedication to Telangana's growth. The projected Information technology Investment Region (ITIR) in hyderabad has also been abandoned by the Union government.
None of the promised projects listed in the Act have been finished throughout the last nine Union Budgets that have been presented in parliament while telangana has been in existence. These consist of the eagerly anticipated steel mill in Bayyaram, mining and tribal universities, the elevation of an irrigation project to national project status, and the expansion of assembly seats from 119 to 153. Additionally, the Centre has withheld outstanding money totaling Rs 900 crore under the Backward Region Grant Funds (BRGF) and failed to separate institutions in accordance with Schedules 9 and 10 of the Act.
The Centre, which professes to be simply a mediator between the two States to settle the issues, has also failed to resolve the inter-State river water conflicts between telangana and Andhra Pradesh. As a result, telangana continues to get just 299 TMC out of the total 811 TMC, which denies it of further 100 TMC annually that would have been its fair share.
In contrast, the telangana government kept its promises by contributing land and money to initiatives like the Kazipet railway coach plant. The Centre's rejection of the new coach plant, however, cast doubt on its dedication to Telangana's growth. The projected Information technology Investment Region (ITIR) in hyderabad has also been abandoned by the Union government.