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Form a committee of officials to address Inter-State disputes: Loksatta

The Loksatta Party today suggested that the newly formed Governments in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh constitute a joint committee of officials to resolve routine administrative issue before they erupt into major controversies. 

In a media statement, Loksatta Party Telangana State Convener Bandaru Ramamohan Rao pointed out that adoption of a confrontationist posture by the two Chief Ministers on administrative issues like scrapping of power purchase agreements by the Andhra Pradesh Government and release of 10 tmc ft of water for the Krishna delta by the Telangana Government are undesirable. 

Since such issues are bound to arise in future too in the wake of bifurcation of the united Andhra Pradesh, formation of an officials’ committee to address them is essential. They can be resolved at the lower level without the Chief Ministers being dragged into the picture.

Mr. Ramamohan Rao recalled that people have elected the TRS in Telangna and the TDP-BJP combine in Andhra Pradesh to power with great expectations. They should focus on governance instead of frittering away their time and energies on avoidable controversies. They should initiate measures on a war footing to provide good governance, create employment opportunities for youth and strive for development of all regions. The two States should fight together for greater allocation of funds by the Center for their development. If, instead, they sling mud at each other and look up to the Center to resolve their disputes, they will lose their clout. 

Mr. Ramamohan Rao said that the two Governments should cooperate with each other for development of Telugu people by exploiting all the opportunities open to them. Otherwise, other States will gain at the expense of the two warring States. 

Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 19:15

Form a committee of officials to address Inter-State disputes: Loksatta

The Loksatta Party today suggested that the newly formed Governments in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh constitute a joint committee of officials to resolve routine administrative issue before they erupt into major controversies.

In a media statement, Loksatta Party Telangana State Convener Bandaru Ramamohan Rao pointed out that adoption of a confrontationist posture by the two Chief Ministers on administrative issues like scrapping of power purchase agreements by the Andhra Pradesh Government and release of 10 tmc ft of water for the Krishna delta by the Telangana Government are undesirable.

Since such issues are bound to arise in future too in the wake of bifurcation of the united Andhra Pradesh, formation of an officials’ committee to address them is essential. They can be resolved at the lower level without the Chief Ministers being dragged into the picture.

Mr. Ramamohan Rao recalled that people have elected the TRS in Telangna and the TDP-BJP combine in Andhra Pradesh to power with great expectations. They should focus on governance instead of frittering away their time and energies on avoidable controversies. They should initiate measures on a war footing to provide good governance, create employment opportunities for youth and strive for development of all regions. The two States should fight together for greater allocation of funds by the Center for their development. If, instead, they sling mud at each other and look up to the Center to resolve their disputes, they will lose their clout.

Mr. Ramamohan Rao said that the two Governments should cooperate with each other for development of Telugu people by exploiting all the opportunities open to them. Otherwise, other States will gain at the expense of the two warring States.

Thursday, June 19, 2014 - 18:14

Widen rural jobs scheme to cover Agriculture sector: Loksatta

The Loksatta Party today welcomed the proposed overhaul of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by the Union Rural Development Ministry.

The focus on creation of durable assets and allocation of a higher proportion of funds towards materials are commendable, said Telangana Loksatta Party Convener Bandaru Ramamohan Rao and Co-convener V. Vijayender Reddy in a media statement. They suggested that the scheme’s scope be widened to cover the agricultural sector too considering the steep increase in costs of production. 

The two leaders recalled that united Andhra Pradesh was the biggest beneficiary in terms of allocation of funds under the scheme. Yet, the funds went down the drain as they had not been utilized to create durable assets or to improve the groundwater table in upland areas of the State, despite forceful pleadings by the Loksatta both in the Assembly and outside.

The newly formed Governments in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh should exert pressure on the Union Government to bring agriculture too under the purview of the scheme.

The scheme’s objective to provide employment to workers in the countryside should not be diluted by extending its coverage even to the skilled. Unemployed youth should definitely be provided opportunities to improve their skills and gain employment by focusing on improvement of infrastructure and revival of the manufacturing sector, the Loksatta leaders said. India has to create employment opportunities to at least one crore of youth every year, they added. 

Monday, June 16, 2014 - 19:30

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