Fledgling Telangana State was counting on central assistance as promised under Section 94 of AP Reorganization Act. Clauses 1 and 2 of the Act say - 94. (1) The Central Government shall take appropriate fiscal measures, including offer of tax incentives, to the successor States, to promote industrialisation and economic growth in both the States. (2) The Central Government shall support the programmes for the development of backward areas in the successor States, including expansion of physical and social infrastructure. Quite curiously, centre delivered to Andhra on the promises made in this section but refused the same assistance to Telangana. While many states are alleging partisan behavior on the part of ruling BJP towards States ruled by it and it’s allies, ...

TELANGANA ELECTRICITY EMPLOYEES’ JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE (TEEJAC) has made a comprehensive representation to the Principal Secretary (Energy) Suresh Chanda summing up all the losses Telangana has incurred due to AP’s non-compliance with the Power Allocation formula decided by the AP Re-Organization Act. The Co-ordinator of TEEJAC K. Raghu has furnished facts and figures and proved that Telangana is losing 21 Million Units immediately and a total of 31.5 Million Units in the long term. In MW terms, it is 135o MW in short term and around 3130 MW over long term. This immediate loss is more than the deficit Telangana is presently reeling under, pointed out the report. TEEJAC requested the Telangana State Government to take up this report and the figures ...

After repeated directions by the load dispatch centres, the APERCs and the Central ERC to AP to maintain status quo regarding the power PPAs fell on deaf ears, the whole PPA cancellation gameplan by AP is heading towards a political settlement at the Centre. The ERC said this in as many words when it asked Centre to take the final call as it’s own authority has been questioned by AP with it’s continued defiance. With the Centre visibly inclining towards AP, due to the political alliances, Telangana is already seeing red.  The ERC’s decision not to involve itself in the power struggle came as surprise as the commission was asked to be the regulator for both the states till a separate ...

Indian Medical Association Telangana State unit Ad-hoc chairman Prof. A Gopal Kishan has stated that Second Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad granted interim injunction restraining the erstwhile IMA AP State branch from conducting elections for office-bearers of Telangana State IMA and passed a stay on the conduct of elections. IMA AP was getting ready to conduct elections to IMA Telangana unit in Vijayawada, pursuant to it’s notification dated May 30, 2014 and that forced the IMA Telangana unit to revolt asking what was the need to issue notification 2 days before Telangana State comes into existence. Telangana unit alleged that AP unit wanted to retain control over the Telangana chapter and so planned the election under it’s watch, that too in Vijayawada. In a press note yesterday, ...

The bill to allow merging of 7 mandals of Telangana with Seemandhra under the guise of Polavaram power project was introduced in the Lok Sabha today amid din. It the first bill to be tabled in the House by the BJP-led government. Even as the TRS MPs protested vociferously against the bill which seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated in May by the Narendra Modi government, the BJP went ahead with the introduction of the bill. Yesterday, the bill was referred to the President for recommendation to be placed in the house. The President did the formal approval to withdraw the Ordinance and replace it with the bill. Today evening, the TRS MPs met and protested with the President that introducing the bill without following ...