The Government of India has constituted a Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) for removal of difficulties in the interpretation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, by the two successor States and for resolution of disputes between them.
The committee will be headed by Union Home Secretary with the Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Chairperson of Technical Support Group and Additional Secretary (CS) in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as four members. The Centre felt the need for establishment of a structured mechanism to address the issues as they arise before they turn into disputes.
In a GO issued on Friday, Chief Secretary P.K. Mohanty said there was also the need to take follow-up action on the reports submitted by various committees established at the State and Central levels and support the State governments through a professional Technical Support Group (TSG). He said the Centre had constituted DRC in issuing a circular recently.
The DRC would be serviced by the Centre-State Division in the Union Home Ministry and supported by TSG constituted by the State government. Accordingly, the State government announced constitution of TSG at the Centre for Good Governance comprising of a chairperson of appropriate administrative and academic background to be nominated by the Governor.
