Two days after the Telangana State is formed, confusion prevails among the IAS officers. Many do not know which side they are and what they are supposed to do. Of the 294 IAS officers in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, only 44 have been allotted to the Telangana State provisionally. The rest are deemed to be with the residuary State. But there is no clarity on it.
The Telangana State, sources say, is supposed to get another 140 to 160 IAS officers. The allotment of the civil servants is being done by the Department of Personnel and Training which functions under the Prime Minister. “The State government has given its report but the final allotment has to come from Delhi,” an official said.
Presently the Telangana government has distributed all the departments among the 44 IAS officers with the result each officer is saddled with five to six huge departments. For instance senior IAS officer, T. Radha, principal secretary, B.C. Welfare, is given additional charge of SC, ST and Minorities Welfare Departments. The IAS officers heading these departments are not given posting yet.
“I don’t know what I am supposed to do,” an officer remarked. When he sought clarification from the GAD, he was told to come to the Secretariat as usual and stay put in his old chambers. But his other colleagues were told to handle files relating to Andhra Pradesh. As per GO 245 officers discharging duties of any post before June 2 shall continue to hold the same in that successor state, it is said.
But one thing is certain. Most officers feel left in a limbo with no clear instructions.
