The Telangana government has reiterated that it was against the recommendations made by Sheela Bhide Committee on bifurcation of 22 of the 91 government corporations/companies between the two Telugu States.
The official delegation led by Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar clarified that there is no difference of opinion on the bifurcation of 53 public sector units and division of 15 other PSUs was agreeable to Telangana, but not to A.P. The main issue was regarding the definition of headquarters and the Union Home Ministry had clarified way back in 2017 that the location where the principal office building was located would be considered as headquarters.
The State officials were responding to the Andhra Pradesh government’s contention that Sheela Bhide Committee’s recommendations should be implemented in full. The Telangana delegation has strongly defended the State’s stand on bifurcation of Schedule IX institutions during the meeting convened by Union Home Secretary at New Delhi on Tuesday.
