The state economic survey 2009-2010, presented to the Assembly by the Chief Minister, Mr K. Rosaiah, along with the budget on Saturday, revealed that the two key factors of development — gross district domestic product (GDDP) and per capita income — in several T districts are higher than their counter parts in Andhra and Rayalaseema.
The pace of growth in the last few years in Telangana districts is also quick while backward districts like Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Prakasam and Anantapur continue to grow at normal pace due to lack of focus. Interestingly, there is negative growth in East and West Godavari districts, which are considered to be the rice bowl of the state.
The survey reveals that as many as six districts in Andhra and Rayalaseema put together and four in Telangana achieved more than the average GDDP of Rs 14,000 crore. In case of average per capita income of Rs 16,800 also, the number of districts registering excess in both regions is same.
“The successive Chief Ministers perhaps for political compulsions have been projecting that Telangana continues to be a backward region and that they are developing it with great attention,” pointed out a state government adviser.
Maintaining that there was injustice with regard to employment in Telangana, the adviser said concentration of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and channelising industrial investments of both manufacturing and IT in the capital city helped development of industrial clusters in the neighbouring districts.
The economic survey indicated that the per capita income in Medak was Rs 42,052 and in Ranga Reddy was Rs 43,400, which is higher than all the districts in Andhra and Rayalaseema, except Visakhapatnam and Kadapa.
What makes more interesting is that the per capita income in Mahbubnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad and Nalgonda, which are considered to be backward in Telangana, registered a growth of 77 per cent, 61 per cent, 59 per cent and 72 per cent respectively over four years. This was against 29 per cent of East Godavari, 31 per cent of West Godavari, 49 per cent of Krishna and 33 per cent in Guntur. These four coastal districts are considered to be well developed in the state other than Hyderabad.
But, the growth in per capita income in four backward districts of Prakasam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Anantapur did not cross 40 per cent and the volume of GDDP grew below 50 per cent in these districts.
On the other hand, the volume of GDDP grew by 80 per cent in Mahbubnagar, 65 per cent in Nizamabad, 66 per cent in Adilabad and 77 per cent in Nalgonda against 33 per cent in East Godavari, 34 per cent in West Godavari, 55 per cent in Krishna and 37 per cent in Guntur.
“We have been arguing that Telangana protagonists should no more claim separation because they are backward,” said whip Dr Sailajanath, who hails from Rayalaseema. He argued that the government had been spending nearly half of funds allocated for irrigation to 10 Telangana districts and rest among 13 others in the state. For instance, Telangana projects will get Rs 7,000 cr out of the budgetary allocation of Rs 15,000 cr. But, the survey also exposed the neglect of Telangana over a period of time which was reflected in the low literacy levels. The economic survey says according to last census Telangana districts except Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy failed to achieve the state average literacy rate of 60.47. There are seven out of 13 districts in Rayalaseema and Andhra which crossed the state average.
“Even the irrigation facilities are grossly neglected. The Girglani commission and subsequently the House committee on 610 GO exposed the discrepancies in implementing the reservation for locals rule in government employment,” says senior TRS leader Mr T. Harish Rao.
According to the T protagonists, the increase in the area cultivated under borewells in Telangana indeed is a sign of neglecting assured water facility through irrigation projects in the region. In the rise of number of educational institutions in the region also Mr Harish Rao sees big corporates from Andhra swallowing the local educationists, though Majlis leader Mr Akbaruddin Owaisi recently thanked these managements on the floor of the House for imparting quality education to thousands of Muslims in Telangana, particularly in Old City.
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