Panel gives options to Employees

T union insists on nativity

Kamalanathan panel guidelines to be uploaded onto a website after clearance from Centre

Hyderabad: The guidelines for division of employees between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would be made available by Wednesday. The Kamalanathan committee which had finalised the draft guidelines on Monday will take the clearance from the Centre before uploading them on the web site. This was decided at the meeting of the Committee that was held at the Secretariat here on Monday. Chief Secretaries of both States besides principal secretaries of various departments like finance attended the meeting.

Later talking to reporters, C R Kamalnathan said that employees would be given options to choose the state where they want to work. They have to choose their preference in a week or ten days. While employees would be asked to give their options, the employee unions can also submit their objections and suggestions on the guidelines. The committee, he said, would meet again during the second or third week of July to redraft guidelines taking into consideration all opinions and objections.

Meanwhile, TGO president V Srinivas Goud said that the nativity criterion should be strictly imposed. The issue will become complicated if employees of other regions opted to stay in Hyderabad. Telangana movement was all about getting back the share of jobs that are due to Telangana and the committee should ensure it in staff distribution, he said.