CM meets Rajnath on new zonal system

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi to request issue of a fresh Presidential Order adjusting zones, multi-zones and State cadre posts under Section 371 D of the Constitution.

Mr. Rao submitted a memorandum to Mr. Singh which said as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, the provisions made under Article 371 D have been continued in Telangana to provide equitable opportunities to people belonging to different parts of the State.

The Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975 (commonly known as Presidential Order) which was operational in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh provided for six zones.

After bifurcation, zones V and VI are within Telangana while other zones are in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.

In order to take administration closer to people, Telangana government reorganised the erstwhile 10 districts into 31 districts in October 2016. In this background, there was need for a fresh Presidential Order.

Cabinet approval

A meeting of the Cabinet, presided by Mr. Rao on Sunday, approved creation of seven zones and two multi-zones out of the 31 districts. He left for New Delhi immediately after the meeting to take up with the Centre amendment of the Presidential Order which provided for organisation of local cadres and distributing them to different geographical units.

The zonal system had come into force in the process of organising the local cadres.

Among the proposals made by Mr. Rao to Mr. Rajnath Singh were that the fresh Presidential Order may be called Telangana Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order 2018.

Local cadre

Explaining the local cadres and transfer of persons as conceived by the State government, the memorandum said each part of the State for which a local cadre has been organised in respect of any category of posts, there shall be a separate unit for purposes of recruitment, appointment, discharge and such other matters as may be specified by the State government. Nothing in this order shall prevent the State government from making provision for equitable opportunities to persons in all local cadres in the matter of promotion to higher posts.

The government may also make provision for transfer of persons from any local cadre to any office or establishment to which this order did not apply or vice-versa and transfer of persons from one local cadre to another local cadre.

The memorandum listed the zones and multi-zones identified by the State government under second schedule of the order.