AMARAVATI: The state government has decided to take options from its employees, who want to migrate to Telangana.
Taking the representation of Secretariat Employees’ Federation into consideration, chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed chief secretary Sameer Sharma to take measures to provide relief to the employees.
Several employees working in the secretariat, commissionerates and directorates have been requesting the government to allow them to go back to Telangana on spouse and nativity grounds.
The chief secretary directed special chief secretaries, principal secretaries, secretaries and commissioners to compile the information within 30 days.
He had issued a format to be secured from the employees, who wanted a transfer to Telangana government.
“The government has decided to collect information in respect of employees allotted/deemed to have been allotted to AP, who are interested in exercising the option to go to TS on a permanent basis. Accordingly, all such employees should submit their option form to their HoD by November 11,” a government order issued on Thursday said.
The chief secretary directed the HoDs to submit the entire data to the department heads after completing the verification within 10 days on receiving the forms from the employees. Subsequently, secretaries should complete the verification and submit the data to General Administration Department (GAD) one week from the date of receipt of information from the heads of departments.
“Many employees, who were allotted to AP during the bifurcation, are native of Telangana. Several others were struggling to work in AP as their spouses were allocated to Telangana government.
The chief minister had positively responded to resolve the issue when we took the grievance to his notice,” said K Venkatrami Reddy, president, Secretariat Employees’ Federation. He said that anyone, who wanted to go back to Telangana, could also file their applications.
