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Add funds to graphic river2/28/2024 The lower riparian regions of Andhra and Rayalaseema benefitted the most from the two rivers. This, despite the fact that 86% of river Godavari and Krishna’s catchment areas were in Telangana. Agriculture was in distress as it was predominantly rain-fed in the absence of irrigation.īetween 1960-15, the quantum of irrigated land remained constant at 4.1 million acres (of the 12 million cultivable land). Hyderabad, by virtue of being the capital, saw major development but rural Telangana region remained ignored. Though bulk of the revenue was raised from the Telangana region, which included Hyderabad, a smaller part was spent there. Revathi, director, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, a Hyderabad-based think tank. “It was a case of denied development," says E. Of the three regions of erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh, Telangana remained underdeveloped. Before the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, he pressed the need for a separate state highlighting three issues-‘water, finance, employment’. Chandrashekar Rao, the chief minister of Telangana. One of Telangana’s, a transformation that was based on a clear vision, and the other of Andhra Pradesh’s, where virulent politics and inconsistent policies have caused under-performance and fiscal challenges.Īs Telangana heads into its third assembly elections on 30 November, it is on a much stronger footing than Andhra Pradesh which will face the electorate next year. In the same period, Andhra Pradesh’s per capita income grew to over ₹220,000 from ₹72,000.īut a closer look reveals two different tales. Per capita income of both states has risen. Their growth was higher than undivided Andhra Pradesh’s 3.9% between 2011-14," says Paras Jasrai, senior analyst, India Ratings and Research, a credit rating agency. “Between 2013-23, Telangana’s economy grew at a compounded annual growth rate of 7.2% and Andhra Pradesh by 7.1% as against all India rate of 5.6%. Both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have grown at a faster pace than united Andhra Pradesh. Ten years on, the bifurcation appears to have worked, if one looks at the broad numbers. The two other regions, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema, also called Seemandhra, remained with Andhra Pradesh. In 2014, The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act got the presidential assent and Telangana formally came into existence on 2 June that year. Sircilla is clearly a beneficiary of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Rama Rao, working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Telangana’s ruling party, and son of chief minister K. Workers from Jharkhand and Odisha have found jobs in these weaving units and in the textile and weaving parks the state government has set up in the town. This transformation has triggered a reverse migration. “I finally repaid last year the ₹5 lakh debt that I had taken nine years ago," says Gajula Mallesham, who operates 10 looms in his house. Between 20, the state procured 58.56 crore metres of cloth valued at ₹2,758 crore. Weavers are back in business, thanks to large orders from the government of Telangana. Others chose to migrate elsewhere in search of menial jobs. As machines remained idle for most days, they were unable to repay the debts and many committed suicide. With falling orders, high yarn prices, rising power costs and cheap imports, they incurred losses and piled up debts. A visitor to the town 20 years ago would not have received a similar welcome as weavers then were in deep distress.
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