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In a video-conference, Union Home Secretary urges both States to settle disputes amicably

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla discussed various issues pertaining to the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, through a video-conference with the Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Wednesday. Mr. Bhalla advised the Chief Secretaries to strive for an amicable settlement of pending disputes in an expeditious manner, and promised, on behalf of the Central government, to extend all cooperation. The issues that were deliberated included, among other things, the apportionment of Schedule IX institutions and assets, allotment of Superintendents of Police (non-cadre), additional SPs (civil) and DSPs, distribution of liabilities, fixing the States’ shares in the Singareni Collieries Company Limited, making tax provisions as per Sections 50, 51 and 56 of the APRA, shifting the head office of the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to A.P. and dues to be settled to AP-Genco.