The Chief Ministers of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh met at Praja Bhavan in Hyderabad to discuss issues related to the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. After a two-hour meeting, they decided to form two committees – one with ministers and one with officials – to address these problems. The focus was on finding solutions that benefit both states and taking into account legal implications.
Representatives from Telangana included Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Ministers Sridhar Babu and Ponnam Prabhakar, and Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari. From Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Ministers Angani Sathyaprasad, BC Janardhan Reddy and Kandula Durgesh, Chief Secretary Nirab Kumar Prasad, and other officials were present.
The key topics discussed included transfers of assets of companies specified in Schedules 9 and 10 of the State Reorganisation Act, transfers of assets of companies not specified in the Act, elements of Andhra Pradesh Financial Corporation, pending electricity bills, disbursements of debts for projects built with foreign loans, payments for joint ventures, allotment of buildings in Hyderabad to Andhra Pradesh, labor cess remittances, and matters related to separation of employees.
Both Chief Ministers agreed that these pending issues should be resolved within a fixed period.
