Centre seeks report on Andhra, Telangana power utility dues

The Centre has asked AP andgovernments to submit reports regarding dues to power utilities. The Centre also directed the state governments to get comprehensive reports from key departments that were involved in disputes in order to resolve them.

A high-level committee headed by Union joint secretary in the Home ministry, Ashish Kumar, held the first meeting on resolution of disputes between the Telugu states on Thursday. AP special chief secretary (finance), S S Rawat, and Telangana special chief secretary (finance), K Ramakrishna Rao, attended the session held in virtual mode from New Delhi.

It is learnt that Telangana special chief secretary said that AP had to pay dues to Telangana. AP had also demanded the Centre to amend the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 to remove the anomalies in the tax division between both the states.