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Ministry of Home Affairs,
North Block.
Government of India.
Central Secretariat
New Delhi - 110 001

We  put our faith in your SKC Report on Telangana.
WE ACCEPT WHAT YOU SAY AS OPTION 6 (AS BELOW) IS THE BEST OPTION.
We accept the Intellect, Knowledge, Experience and Integrity  of the experts who have been chosen for this job.
We respect Democracy, Democratic institutions and Processes.
We BEG you to see that Andhra Pradesh remains United.
Every soul in ANDHRA PRADESH is our brethren and shall remain always.
We believe that this is in the best interest of the State and its people.
We see that there are serious wounds in the hearts of our brethren.
We hope that most of the disparities are taken care of.
We are willing to see most of the development budget going to the most backward districts of AP wherever they are until they catch up.
This is not to hurt any one suffering or to add fuel in a charged atmosphere but to see calmer sense prevails in the long run. 
We shall sacrifice whatever we can to see that no heart remains sad.
We  lived together for 3000 yrs and shall remain together.
Hope the pain in the hearts of every Telugu family dissipates soon.

SOME DECISIONS ARE PAINFUL.
ITS OUR "RESPONSIBILITY" TO LEAD OUR BRETHREN.
WE DONT WANT TO SEE A FUTURE WHERE OUR BRETHREN SAY
"WE ERRED BADLY, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY TOGETHER, WE DID A MISTAKE BY ASKING FOR SEPARATION BUT WHY DID YOU NOT STOP US".

We knew in our heart and emotion that a United Andhra Pradesh was the best solution but we waited for experts to confirm and remove that small and less than  1% doubt of putting our emotions in front of our thought.

We are 100% sure of our decision now and we will not ditch anyone in their difficult times even if they ask for it.
Disparities have been there.
In sense of TIME with the existence of togetherness the years of disparity is just a  small dot in a long line.
Its not like someone has won or someone lost.
We all lost as a family.
We need to come back as a family.
Greater than emotion is intellect that integrates the past with aspirations of the future.
The sacrifices of many have not gone unnoticed.
They move us and hurt us a lot.
Hope no more innocent lives are lost. PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE NO MORE SUICIDES.

WE HAVE MADE A POINT THAT IF WE RAISE OUR LEVELS OF AWARENESS WE CAN ACHIEVE A LOT.
WE APPRECIATE THE EXTRA ORDINARY PATIENCE AND THE ABILITY OF ALL LEADERS TO SHOW RESTRAINT UNTIL NOW. THAT MAKES YOU (SORRY US) EXTREMELY LOVABLE AND US MORE RESPONSIBLE.

WE ARE NOT ENEMIES WITHIN OURSELVES.
UNITED WE CAN FIGHT.
LETS NOT DIVERT OUR LIMITED CAPACITY BY CREATING A WRONG ENEMY.
LETS FIGHT THE ENEMY OF POVERTY, DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND A LOT MORE TOGETHER.

Let Love prevail in every heart and peace prevail in every soul.
We've shared the same culture and same food for all along and it PAINS when we use terms like "andhrodu and telanganodu".

In this may hem and mad rush for materialism we all are sinners, we all are committing mistakes, we all need to see ourselves, we all need each other, we all need to think and feel differently and we can no longer like roosters keep transferring dirt from one place to another.

WE NEED TO STOP THIS.

OMMMM


 



___________________________________________________________________ Keeping the State united by simultaneously providing certain definite Constitutional/Statutory measures for socio-economic development and political empowerment of Telangana region - creation of a statutorily empowered Telangana Regional Council a) In view of various considerations indicated earlier, the Committee is convinced that the development aspect was of utmost importance for the welfare of all the three regions and could best be addressed through a model that includes deeper and more extensive economic and political decentralisation. The Committee believes that overall it may not be necessary to have a duplication or multiplication of capitals, assemblies, ministries, courts, institutions and administrative infrastructure required by the other options. The Committee considers that unity is in the best interest of all the three regions of the state as internal partitions would not be conducive to providing sustainable solutions to the issues at hand. In this option, it is proposed to keep the state united and provide constitutional/statutory measures to address the core socio-economic concerns about development of Telangana region. This can be done through the establishment of a statutory and empowered Telangana Regional Council with adequate transfer of funds, functions and functionaries in keeping with the spirit of Gentlemen's Agreement of 1956. The Regional Council would provide a legislative consultative mechanism for the subjects to be dealt with by the Council. This would imply that if the State Legislature has to enact a law which impinges upon such subjects as are being dealt with by the Council then the matter would be referred to the Council for comments/suggestions. Likewise, if the Council forwards a resolution to the Government for enacting certain legislation on the subjects within its domain, such a resolution shall be discussed in the Assembly for becoming a law. In case of any difference of opinion between the Regional Council and the Government/Assembly on such legislative issues, and such differences are bound to arise once in a while, an Apex Committee headed by the Governor with preferably an equal number of members from the two regions with the Governor having the casting vote may be constituted to resolve the matter. The suggested membership of this Apex Committee could be the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Speaker, Chairman of the Legislative Council, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chairman of the Telangana Regional Council and an eminent, apolitical and respected Jurist who is well versed with constitutional law and regional issues. The suggested subjects that can be dealt with by the proposed Telangana Regional Council could be as follows: . Planning & Economic Development, including preparation of development sub-plan (excluding area under HMDA) for the region as part of State Plan . Water and Irrigation sector . Education (primary and secondary); Skill development and vocational education . Local Administration (PRIs and ULBs, other than HMDA) . Public Health (up to district hospitals excluding medical colleges and speciality health care) The above list is only illustrative and other subjects having a bearing on the regional, social, economic and cultural aspects may also be considered for inclusion at the time of the constitution of the Council or whenever required. The Chairman of the Regional Council should be an MLA enjoying the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister in the state government. The Council will implement the sub-plan for Telangana Region and for this purpose funds, functions and functionaries will be placed at the disposal of the Council. The Council will be served by its own Secretariat headed by an officer of the level of Additional Chief Secretary in the State who would report to the Chairman of the Council. The total membership of the Council which should essentially be from amongst the MLAs/MLCs should depend on the number of subjects transferred to the Council and its total work load. Some independent subject matter experts can be co-opted as non-voting members of the Council. Likewise the total number of officers and staff to be deputed to work in the Council Secretariat shall be determined by the number of subjects transferred and the work load keeping existing Government norms in view. The GFRs will continue to apply in the day to day functioning and for the expenditure to be incurred by the Council. However, any re-appropriation of sub-plan funds would only be done on the recommendation of the Regional Council. Other confidence building measures that need to be initiated include providing adequate political space to Telangana, such as the positions of Chief Minister or Deputy Chief Minister and other key ministerial portfolios. It would also be necessary that for confidence building, important meetings in Government of India particularly where allocation of development and other funds are discussed such as the ones chaired by the Finance Minister, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission and the Chairman of Finance Commission are attended by both CM and Deputy CM. The Committee is of the considered view that the momentum for a separate Telangana started picked up from the time the decisions incorporated in the Gentlemen.s Agreement were not implemented. With the constitution of the proposed statutory council, these grievances would be taken care of. The united Andhra option is being suggested for continuing the development momentum of the three regions and keeping in mind the national perspective. With firm political and administrative management it should be possible to convey conviction to the people that this option would be in the best interest of all and would provide satisfaction to the maximum number of people in the state. It would also take care of the uncertainty over the future of Hyderabad as a bustling educational, industrial and IT hub/destination. For management of water and irrigation resources on an equitable basis, a technical body i.e. Water Management Board and an Irrigation Project Development Corporation in expanded role have been recommended. The above course of action should meet all the issues raised by Telangana people satisfactorily. The Committee expects that the first reaction to this option will be of a total rejection by some political leaders, other groups and organizations and a majority of people from Telangana region, since their long standing demand for a separate Telangana would not have been met. Although the model recommended is considered to be in the best interest of all the people of the state some segments of Telangana population, such as students and unemployed youth (who have been promised lakhs of jobs), non-gazetted officers (who are anticipating accelerated promotions), lawyers and farmers etc. may not feel satisfied and may resort to violent agitations. It is possible that the MLAs/MLCs and MPs belonging to different parties in Telangana may be pressurised to resign in order to create a political crisis. It would indeed pose a serious challenge to the leadership to deal with this immediate backlash and the agitations which are likely to continue for a period of time. This aspect has been covered at some length in the chapter on law and order and internal security implications. It is, however, also our anticipation that once the empowerment model as also the advantages of the state staying united have been understood by the people it would be possible for the Government to contain and control the agitational activities and take the state towards economic growth and progress. The other implication of the model proposed is that there could be similar demands for creation of such regional statutorily empowered councils in Rayalaseema, which as per our economic analysis is the most backward of the three regions, and in other backward sub-regions of the state like north coastal Andhra and the tribal areas on the northern border of the state and also in other similarly placed backward regions outside the state. However, it goes without saying that this option will receive a near unanimous acceptance by the people of coastal Andhra, Rayalaseema and large segments of Hyderabad Metropolis. The Committee discussed all aspects of this option and while it acknowledges that there will be certain difficulties in its implementation, on balance, it found it the most workable option in the given circumstances and in the best interest of the social and economic welfare of the people of all the three regions. The core issue being one of socio-economic development and good governance, the Committee, keeping the national perspective in mind, is of the considered view that this option stands out as the best way forward. This option, thus, suggests a model that carries forward the national goal of deepening and extending decentralization and of sustaining inclusive growth. It is hoped that the model suggested here would be useful in addressing regional aspirations elsewhere in the country. Sincerely.

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