Richest state Telangana also need financial package?

Telangana Chief Minister KCR met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and seeks special financial package for Telangana state also. He told him that except Hyderabad all other districts in the state are very backward and need to be developed. Hence, he appealed the Prime Minister to grant huge financial package and also some projects for his Telangana state. CM KCR also reminded him about bifurcation of combined high court. Prime Minister Modi is said to be positively responded to his appeal.

If reports from New Delhi are to be believed then the Modi government is planning to grant nearly Rs.2 lakh crore special financial package to the AP state after Bihar Assembly elections are completed in the next month.

Andhra Pradesh couldn’t get special status until now because of the objections raised by Tamilnadu, Odisha state governments. If, India’s second richest state Telangana also demands for special financial package along with Andhra Pradesh state, then the Centre may hesitate to grant special financial package to the beleaguered AP state.

Centre is committed to develop backward districts in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states as it was assured in the AP Reorganization Act. Hence, CM KCR can insist sufficient funds for it but it is not fair to demand for equal financial package with Andhra Pradesh state. People of the AP state have been desperately waiting for special status and special package since last 16 months and still hopefully waiting for it.