Question

Write a note on the Telangana Movement.

Answer 1

The Telangana movement is a movement-based separate linguistic identity. It refers to a movement by the people to demand a separate state ‘Telangana’ from the existing state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It continued for about 60 years. The proposed state corresponds to the Telugu speaking portion of Hyderabad where the children were imparted education in Telugu and Urdu.

After several years of people’s movement, the UPA government decided to bifurcate the state of Andhra Pradesh. On 7th February 2014, the Union Cabinet passed a bill for the creation of the state Telangana. As per the bill, Hyderabad will be the capital of Telangana while, it will also remain the capital of the remaining state of Andhra Pradesh. Thus, Telangana State came into being as a separate state on the 2nd of June 2014.

Causes of the Movement:

• Money and resources diverted from here to the Andhra region.
• Development of Andhra Pradesh at the cost of Telangana region.
• Underdeveloped and overdeveloped areas together posed a challenge for administration.
• The backward tribal areas did not get their rightful share. E.g. 45% of the state income comes from the Telangana region but only 28% is utilized for its development.
• Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is in the Telangana District but water from this Dam is supplied to other areas and this area is the worst drought-hit area.
• Building of dam has resulted in the loss of several hectares of limestone mines which were the source of livelihood of the table.

Consequences of the Movement:

• Formation of a new State.
• All employees holding posts reserved for Telangana locals were transferred immediately.
• The surplus resources will be put to use for the development of this region.
• They were provided with educational facilities, jobs, and proper budget allocation.
• Water problem to be solved as soon as possible.