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More job chances for locals under `open quota' in A.P.

Special Correspondent

`GO 610 clarification clears all misgivings'

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Government has issued an important clarification on Go Nos 8 and 124 in reference to GO No 610 to mean that the reservation set aside for "non-locals" in jobs and admissions in educational institutions in the State is, in fact, an "open quota" meant for all with merit.

This comes as Government reply on the major problem raised often by the Telangana organisations and people.

The clarification implies that the locals already enjoying their own reservation at certain percentage are also eligible under the "open quota" which has hitherto been "misinterpreted as exclusively meant for non-locals". The locals can fill the entire "open list" if they have merit adding to the fillings under their own quota.

This was stated by the Home Minister, K. Jana Reddy, after having lengthy discussions with officials concerned on the implementation of the GO No 610 in the Police Department at the Secretariat on Friday. He said the percentage of quotas specified for locals and "non-locals" differed from job to admission but it was generally at 30 per cent and 70 per cent respectively.

However, the 70 per cent coming under the open category was "misunderstood or misinterpreted" as being meant purely for "non-locals" and filled accordingly. It was actually intended for all which implied that locals could also stand in the queue with merit. This applied to Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema also where the people belonging to these regions would be locals under the GOs.

The meeting was attended for the first time by a Minister from Telangana Rashtra Samithi, T. Harisha Rao.

The Home Minister said now that clarity was available on the two GOs, the repatriation of the non-locals in Hyderabad would be "faster".

He said the Police Department was the forerunner in ensuring justice to locals (those of Telangana) by initiating repatriation process.

So far, 60 constables and five SIs had been transferred from Hyderabad out of the 3,000 constables and 100 SIs staying here in violation of the GO.

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