After more than six years of struggle and continued persuasion, as many as 711 employees belonging to Telangana presently working in Andhra Pradesh government have finally been relieved.
State chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday accorded permission to relieve 711 Telangana employees and send them back to their state. Orders to this effect were issued later in the evening.
In the morning, a delegation of Telangana native employees working in Andhra Pradesh government called on the chief minister at camp office and requested him to relieve them from services of Andhra Pradesh so that they can join duty in Telangana.
The Chief Minister agreed for their request and extended best wishes.
Early this month, Telangana chief secretary Somesh Kumar wrote to his AP counterpart Adithya Nath Das, seeking early repatriation of Telangana employees from that State. Das is reported to have responded positively to Somesh Kumar’s request.
In an earlier letter to L Premchandra Reddy, Principal Secretary to Government (General Administration (SR) Department), Andhra Pradesh, Telangana Principal Secretary (Finance) K Ramakrishna Rao said the State government has decided to bring back class III and IV employees who were allotted to AP against their options during their final allocation of State cadre employees by the Kamalanathan Committee.
A list of around 700 employees was also enclosed with the letter. He requested that the employees be relieved.
The government’s initiative will bring much-needed relief to 700 class III and IV employees. Drivers, record assistants, lift operators and cashiers under class III and attenders, jamedhar and messengers under class IV are working in Andhra.
Plans have also been drawn up to bring employees back from Telangana working in AP after getting job on compassionate grounds.