A.P. Unemployed Joint Action Committee has sought Special Category Status to State and carving out a full-fledged railway zone comprising Guntur, Guntakal, Vijayawada and KK line with Visakhapatnam as headquarters to improve employment opportunities.

Once the zone was created 80% jobs should be earmarked for locals in it under Article 371 D, the JAC demanded.

The JAC organised a ‘bikshatana’ (begging) protest at Thotagaruvu Junction on Saturday seeking the zone and other demands on filling posts by the State government.

JAC president S. Hemanth Kumar said if no action was taken on the zone, a ‘rail roko’ protest would be organised.

Apart from those eligible in the screening test held by APPSC for assistant professor posts in the 14 universities, others including those qualified in APCET and UGC NET, should be called for interview.

For all jobs 1: 50 ratio should be followed by APPSC, he said. .