Prudhvi Moses Supporting AP Special Status
Special status for Andhra Pradesh is the solemn promise given, on the floor of Parliament, by the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. The idea behind granting special status to the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh is motivated by the fact that in the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh the entire industrial and commercial development was concentrated around the state capital, Hyderabadwhich territorially belonged to Telangana. Upper most in the minds of the authors of bifurcation, at that time, was to ensure Telangana’s economic viability apparently to prevent any future demand for re-unification – a demand that is bound to raise its head sooner than later, if the common man feels he is worse off in the separate state than in the undivided state. That in fact is the reason why the entire revenue from Hyderabad was generously credited in favor of Telangana irrespective of which region the investments came from. Hence, there was an imbalance that could only be corrected by giving impetus for a rapid industrial and commercial development in the residual Andhra Pradesh and also help this latter tide over its gaping budgetary shortfall of over Rs 12,000/- crores or more annually.
Special status for Andhra Pradesh is the solemn promise given, on the floor of Parliament, by the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. The idea behind granting special status to the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh is motivated by the fact that in the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh the entire industrial and commercial development was concentrated around the state capital, Hyderabadwhich territorially belonged to Telangana. Upper most in the minds of the authors of bifurcation, at that time, was to ensure Telangana’s economic viability apparently to prevent any future demand for re-unification – a demand that is bound to raise its head sooner than later, if the common man feels he is worse off in the separate state than in the undivided state. That in fact is the reason why the entire revenue from Hyderabad was generously credited in favor of Telangana irrespective of which region the investments came from. Hence, there was an imbalance that could only be corrected by giving impetus for a rapid industrial and commercial development in the residual Andhra Pradesh and also help this latter tide over its gaping budgetary shortfall of over Rs 12,000/- crores or more annually.
So #prudhvi #Moses Supports
