7 new zones for more jobs
Specific percentage of jobs to be reserved for locals
Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to create seven zones and two multi-zones to ensure government jobs for locals as part of the new zoning system to be implemented in Telangana.
At present, Telangana has only two zones covering the 10 old districts of Undivided Andhra Pradesh.
The new zoning system was necessitated by the bifurcation of AP and formation of TS besides reorganising 10 districts in Telangana into 31 in October 2016.
Announcing this at a review meeting at Pragathi Bhavan on Thursday, Mr Rao said that the new zoning system will benefit employees as well as ensure that the injustices seen in undivided AP are not repeated.
In each zone, a specific percentage of jobs will be reserved for locals of that zone. The percentage will be determined later.
The Telangana Telugu Desam Mahanadu has strongly criticised the TRS government and passed eight resolutions highlighting its failures.
The TD said that in its election manifesto the TRS had assured that apart from its slogan of water, funds and employment, it would make a Dalit the Chief Minister, that three acres of land would be given to each Dalit, that double bedroom houses and a super specialty hospital would be built in every district, one lakh acres in each Assembly constituency would be irrigated, farm loans waived, free education from KG to PG would be provided, 12% reservation would be given for ST and minorities, and closed industries would be revived.
The TD alleged that not a single assurance given in the manifesto of the TRs has been implemented and it is ridiculous of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao to claim that his government has implemented all the assurances it gave.
On social justice the TD alleged that there is no social justice in the TRS Cabinet itself. In the KCR cabinet there is no representation of women, or Mala and Madiga communities. On unemployment, the TD demanded that all vacancies in government departments be filled.
The TD alleged that the TRS government was redesigning all irrigation projects in order to earn commissions.
Criticising the financial management of the TRS government, the TD has demanded white papers on state income and expenditure in the last four years.