Monday, August 24, 2015

What do we need for AP? Special Status? Or Special Package?

As a matter of fact, we need both.

Some people are appealing that they are the only one who were talking about the special status and special package for AP. Some of our news channels prerogatives that no one had asked central government about what we need for AP. Some news channels were questioning about what does it mean by equality in Justice (sama nyayam) in bifurcating the state of Andhra Pradesh. But the fact is, I was the first person to start the dialogue about the best possibility and moreover most needed Special Status plus package to AP on the 3rd of Nov 2013 and the same has been sent the specifics with in the best promising knowledge of mine to GOM (Group Of Ministers appointed by the Central Government to rift the state of AP), to the news media and all our Andhra MP's. I strongly feel that, If it would have been published in the media, or if it would have been into the hands of Samaikyandhra activists at that time it could have had its implication and substantial role to stop the division. I am assertive that we could have been with healthier infrastructure with best package along with special status. Whoever is orating about special status or package for the state of Andhra Pradesh, for me they are conferring only about bits and pieces from my proposed demand that I have sent by emails to GOM, Press and Andhra MP's on the 3rd Nov 2013, as well as to Mr. Kiran Kumar Reddy and to Mr. Rahul Gandhi on 13th Nov 2013, to Mr. Jaiprakash Narayana (Loakstta) on 19th Nov 2013, to Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr. Rajnath Sing on 7th Feb 2014 and to Mr. Sivarama krishanan Committee on 23rd Apr 2014.

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Habitually, none of them have responded nor accredited my email suggestions. For sure, as I sturdily consider that some of them are expending my suggestions as if their own and attaining the credit of it. Though I am not supposing any glory out of it, I honestly appreciate if someone could certainly lead forward towards the enactment. I wish, at least everyone could know what we and the state of Andhra Pradesh are in need of, to survive. As I see, my ideas as proposed, will harvest respectable grades only if they are executed in total, otherwise there will be no use. Indian government has unconstitutionally divided our State, murdered the democracy of the Parliament and had desecrated the human rights. I have trailed two cases (PILs) in Supreme Court of India, Writ Petition (C) 207/2014 and 456/2014 were still in pending because of the bureaucracy in Supreme Court registry.

Despite of all our energies, we all have botched to get what we disparately need at the time of AP State bifurcation. But, at least now, we should seam our hands to get the most desired for the endurance of our AP State. With no other thought, both Congress and BJP along with the President of India, have embittered our Seemaandhra people for their simple selfish Political Calculations of AP State representation that will change in the Parliament from 42 MP’s to 25 MP’s in the State of AP and the new state Telangana representation with 17 MP’s.

Actually, in order to grant Special Status to any State, such bill must pass in both houses of the parliament with 2/3rd majority and it must be consented by 50 percent of the state assemblies, which is impossible. Though there is no urgency to get the bifurcation done within days, they have fore gone the procedure simply by saying that there is no enough time to send it to all State Assemblies. Even if they would have done it, definitely more than 50 percent of states would have opposed the Special Status to AP.

As per our Indian Constitution Article 368 (d) any change in the representation of States in Parliament, such bill must pass in both houses of the parliament with 2/3rd majority and it must be ratified by 50 percent of the state assemblies. And then, upon the approval of 50 percent of the state assemblies as a must, and only then, President of India can sign such a bill. But, AP State reorganization Bill 2014, has changed the role of representation of the states in Parliament by keeping everything aside, the President of India had signed the AP State reorganization Bill 2014, without sending it to all state assemblies. So, the act of the Central Government had eventually become unconstitutional. Union Govt. had stolen away the voting rights of the 28 States, which amounts to the violation of human rights.

Instead of Special Status cabinet granted Special Category Status for 5 years on 2nd Mar 2014, where, during the parliament discussions, the ruling Congress Party with the support of the opposition Party then, the BJP, had agreed to give Special Category Status for 10 years to the state of AP. Special Status is a guaranteed right under the Constitution, where, Special Category Status depends on the mercy of Central government.

As a special-category state AP can get significant excise duty and Income tax exemption to the industries which are moving to AP or to the new industries that are going to be setup in AP. We will get 90% as grant and 10% as loan instead of 70:30.

  1. Give 50% income tax exemptions to the Industrialists who are moving their headquarters from Telangana state to AP State for 10 years. (Conditions: Industries which are paying more than 25 lacks. as income tax every year) The moved head quarter must stay in AP for at least for 20 Years.
  2. Give import tax exemptions on medical equipment’s to all AP Corporate and Government hospitals for 10 years.
  3. Give import tax exemptions for the machinery or equipment to all AP companies for 10 years.

For AP just Special Category Status isn't enough to survive, we also need to have a comprehensive Special package and it must be added to the constitution.

  1. Since AP has a longest costal corridor, it is prone to cyclones. Our major income comes from formers. So, Central Govt. has to grant 1 lack crores as insurance fund for Crop guarantee program for farmers.
  2. According to CAG AP State has 15,000 crore deficit budget, due to salaries hike we had another 5,000 crore deficit. So, Central government should be paying an amount of 25,000 crore every year to cover up the budget deficit for the next 25 years.
  3. Grant 20,000 crores as grant for Capital Construction.
  4. Complete the Polavaram project within 5 Years with Central government funds.
  5. Construct Steel plant in Kadapa with SAIL.
  6. There is a big disparity shown in AP division. UPA had distributed loans as per pro-rata based on the population to the ratio of 58:42 between AP and Telangana. As the known fact to everyone, most of the loans were brought to develop the Hyderabad. So it would be decently fair enough if the loans were distributed on the basis, for which and where they were spent. If not, 40:40:20 ratio, where 40% each to AP and Telangana and Center bearing 20%.
  7. Need a special railway zone (South East Costal Railways) : Since all the railway revenue generated in AP is going to either Orissa (Bhubaneswar) or Telangana (Secunderabad) States, Build the zone headquarters with all the necessary facilities as a zone is very much needed in AP.
  8. Roads: Build the APSRTC headquarters in Dornala of Prakasam district, Bus building unit in Uravakonda of Ananthapur district.
    • Expand NH 18 Kurnool – Nandyal – Kadapa – Chittor (369 KM) as 6 lane highway.
    • Expand NH 205 Anantapur - Kadiri - Madanapalle - Vayalpadu - Pileru - Tirupati - Renigunta - Puttur - Nagari (360 KM) as 6 lane highway.
    • Expand NH 63 Guntakal – Gooty (62 KM) as 6 lane highway and also extend it from Gooty – Mydakur – Badvel – Atmakur – Nellore by declaring AP State Highway 57 as NH 63.
    • Build a new 4 lines NH between Anantpur – Mydakur (or Kadapa).
    • Declare the AP State Highway 53 Nandyal – Giddallur AP State Highways 56 & 65 junction as 4 lines National Highway.
    • Declare the AP State Highways 56 & 65 Mydakur –– Cumbum – up to current AP State Highway 50 junction as 6 lines National Highway.
    • Declare the AP State Highway 50 Kurnool – Srisailam – Dornal – up to existing AP State Highway junction as 4 lines National Highway. From 65 junction – Vinukonda – Narasaraopet – Guntur – Vijayawada as 6 lines National Highway.
    • Declare the existing Narasaraopet – Sattenapalle road and extend it to Ibrahimpatnam as 6 lines National Highway.
    • NH 221 Ibrahimpatnam - Mylavaram - Cheemalapadu - Tiruvuru - Penuballi - Kothagudem - Paloncha - Bhadrachalam - Nellipaka - Chinturu - Konta up to Chhattisgarh border (155 KM) as 6 lane highway with divider.
    • Declare the AP State Highway 42 Suryapeta – khammam – Sattupally – Jangareddygudem – Polavaram and connect further to AP State Highway 38 – Bhupathipalem - Addateegala – Golugonda – Narsipatnam – Pendurthi – Vemulavalasa as 6 lines National Highway.
    • Build a new National highway Chodavaram – Ramabhadrapuram – Bhemasinghi – Vijayanagram as 6 lanes National Highway with divider.
  9. Health care Infrastructure
    • Anantapur Institute of Medical Sciences with 1,000 bed inpatient hospital.
    • Visakha Institute of Medical Sciences with 1,000 bed inpatient hospital.
    • Guntur Institute of Medical Sciences with 1,000 bed inpatient hospital.
    • 1, 000 cores to rest of the district to improve hospitals.
  10. Medical Collages
    • NTR Medical College (Course: MBBS) in Krishna district.
    • Sri Krishna Devaraya Medical College in Anantapur district.
    • Potti Sriramulu Medical College (Course: MBBS) in Nellore district.
    • AP College of Medical Sciences (Course: MBBS) in Srikakulam district.
  11. There are12 Universities existing in Hyderabad. So establish the following in AP:
    • Indian School of Business in Krishna district.
    • Indian Institute of Technology in Anantapur district.
    • Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in Srikakulam district.
    • International Institute of Information Technology in Chittor district.
    • Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in Anantapur district.
    • NALSAR University of Law in Guntur district.
    • Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University in West godawari district.
    • Andhra Pradesh Open University in Kadapa district.
    • Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University in Nellore district.
    • English and Foreign Languages University in Vizianagaram district.
    • Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) in Kurnool district.
  12. There 7 Laboratories existing in Hyderabad. So establish the following in AP.
    • Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory in Guntakal.
    • Aurora's Scientific, Technological and Research Academy – ASTRA in Guntur district.
    • Move Center for Indian Ocean Studies to Machilipatnam.
    • Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory in Palasa.
    • Defense electronics & research Laboratory in Srikakulam.
    • Defense Metallurgical Research Laboratory in Rayachoti.
    • Defense Research & Development Laboratory in Anakapalle.
  13. Centers & Institutes: Distribute all the following for each district and make sure that they are not building in district headquarters. All these are existing in Hyderabad.
    • Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research
    • Administrative Staff College of India
    • Bharat Dynamics Limited
    • Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
    • Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
    • Centre for Economic and Social Studies
    • Central Power Research Institute
    • Central Institute of Tool Design
    • Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
    • Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
    • Directorate of Rice Research
    • DRDO
    • English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) (earlier CIEFL)
    • Hyderabad Eye Research Foundation
    • Indian Council of Agricultural Research
    • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
    • International School of Engineering
    • Institute for Development & Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT)
    • Institute of Public Enterprise
    • Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
    • Indian Immunological Limited
    • Institute of Lifesciences
    • Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases
    • Indian Statistical Institute
    • Indian Institute of Planning and Management
    • Institute of Genetics and Hospital for Genetic Diseases
    • Laboratory of the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES)
    • Media Mindz Institute for Films, Media & Animation (VytlaVasu Editing Institute)
    • Human Resource Development Institute of Andhra Pradesh
    • National Academy of Agricultural Research Management
    • National Geophysical Research Institute
    • National Institute of Nutrition
    • Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Systems
    • Engineering Staff College of India
    • National Institute of Fashion Technology
    • JNTU National Academy of Construction
    • National Geophysical Research Institute
    • Center of Plant Molecular Biology
    • National Remote Sensing Agency, India's Satellite Monitoring Station
    • National Centre for Compositional Characterization of Materials
    • National Institute of Plant Health Management
    • Tata Institute of Social Sciences(TISS)
    • Aero Space Park
  14. Central govt. should create a River Authority of India (RAI) and nationalize all the rivers, lakes and dams in India, should make all the state Chief ministers as board members and Prime Minister as Managing Director , they will have voting rights based on the weighted average of their responding state population and they amount of water flows through that state. The current tribunals are allocating the water based on past availability. RAI should allocate water on monthly basis based on the availability of the water for that month. States which are drawing the water from Dam, should pay their share for maintenance costs for Dams. We need to interlink the rivers for better utilization of water.
  15. Make sure that the any natural resources which are available in the state must be used within the state. After fulfilling the 85% of its need then only it can be allocated to export out of the state.
  16. For the people who want to move back to AP state from Telangana state, the govt. should buy their properties as per the current registration value, or possibly at the market value, plus pay another 2 lacks as compensation. Keep this offer open only for 3 years.

Hope that you had by now, understood my concerns and the way I have tried to justify the all corners of the state to give equilateral development to the entire state. I wish you could take this forward either by yourself or by sharing with someone who could understand and stand to it, till we get what we are supposed to have as a right for all the sacrifices and losses incurred during this selfish and foolish political act of this state bifurcation.

Vande mataram

Thanking You
Vishnu Alluri