THE ANDHRA PRADESH REORGANISATION ACT, 2014

84 · Apex Council for Godavari and Krishna river water resources and their Management Boards .

92 · Successor States to follow principles, guidelines, etc., issued by Central Government .

95 · Equal opportunities for quality higher education to all students .

1 · Short title . — This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh ReorganisationAct,2014.

2 · Definitions . — In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1 · 2nd June, 2014, vide notification No. S.O. 655(E), dated 4th March, 2014, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

3 · Formation of Telangana State . — On and from the appointed day, there shall be formed a new State to be known as the State of Telangana comprising the following territories of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh, namely:—

5 · Hyderabad to be common capital for States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . –– (1) On and from the appointed day, Hyderabad in the existing State of Andhra Pradesh, shall be the common capital of the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh for such period not exceeding ten years.

6 · Expert Committee for setting up of a capital for Andhra Pradesh . — The Central Government shall constitute an expert committee to study various alternatives regarding the new capital for the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and make appropriate recommendations in a period not exceeding six months from the date of enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

7 · Governor of existing State of Andhra Pradesh to be common Governor.—On and from the appointed day, the Governor of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be the Governor for both the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for such period as may be determined by the President.

8 · Responsibility of Governor to protect residents of common capital of Hyderabad.—(1) On and from the appointed day, for the purposes of administration of the common capital area, the Governor shall have special responsibility for the security of life, liberty and property of all those who reside in such area.

1 · Subs. by Act 19 of 2014, s.2, for certain words (w.e.f. 29-5-2014).

9 · . Assistance of police forces from Central Government to successor States, etc.—(1) The Central Government shall assist the successor States of Andhra Pradeshand Telangana to raise additional police forces.

11 · Saving powers of State Governments.—Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall be deemed to affect the power of the Government of Andhra Pradesh or the Government of Telangana to alter, after the appointed day, the name, area or boundaries of any district or other territorial division in the State.

12 · Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Constitution . — On and from the appointed day, in the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution, in the Table, —

13 · Allocation of sitting members . — (1) On and from the appointed day, eighteen sitting members of the Council of States representing the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be deemed to have been elected to fill the seats allotted to the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, as specifiedin the First Schedule to this Act.

14 · Representation in House of the People . — On and from the appointed day, there shall be allocated 25 seats to the successor State of Andhra Pradesh, and 17 seats to the successor State of Telangana, in the House of the People, and the First Schedule to the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950) shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

15 · Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies . — (1) On and from the appointed day, the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, shall stand amended as directed in the Second Schedule to thisAct.

16 · Provision as to sitting members . — (1) Every sitting member of the House of the People representing a constituency which, on the appointed day by virtue of the provisions of section 14, stands allotted, with or without alteration of boundaries, to the successor States of Andhra Pradesh or Telangana, shall be deemed to have been elected to the House of the People by that constituency as so allotted.

17 · Provisions as to Legislative Assemblies . — (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the number of seats in the Legislative Assemblies of the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, on and from the appointed day, shall be 175 and 119, respectively.

2 · 3 4 5 6 7

12 · 3 4 5 67

119 · 19

18 · Representation of Anglo-Indian community . —N —Notwithstanding any thing in sub-section (1) of section 17 the Governor of the State may nominate one member each to the Legislative Assemblies of the successor States to give representation to the Anglo-Indian community in accordance with article 333 of the Constitution.

19 · Allocation of sitting members . — (1) Every sitting member of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh elected to fill a seat in that Assembly from a constituency which on the appointed day by virtue of the provisions of section 17 stands allotted, with or without alteration of boundaries, to the State of Telangana shall, on and from that day, cease to be a member of the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and shall be deemed to have been elected to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Telangana from that constituency as so allotted.

20 · Duration of Legislative Assemblies . — The period of five years referred to in clause (1) of article 172 shall, in the case of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Andhra Pradesh and of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Telangana, be deemed to have commenced on the date on which it actually commenced in the case of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh.

21 · Speaker, Deputy Speaker and rules of procedure . — (1) The person who immediately before the appointed day is the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall continue to be the Speaker of that Assembly on and from that day and the members of that Assembly shall choose from amongst the members of the Assembly, a member to be the Deputy Speaker of that Assembly.

22 · Legislative Council for successor States . — (1) There shall be constituted a Legislative Council for each of the successorStates consisting of not more than 1 [58 members in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh] and 40 members in the Legislative Council of Telangana in accordance with the provisions contained in article 169 of the Constitution.

3 · [(a) for the existing entry 1, the following entry shall be substituted, namely:––

1 · Subs. by Act 12 of 2015, s. 2, for “50 members in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh” (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).

2 · Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “50 seats in the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh” (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).

3 · Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for entry 1 (w.e.f. 29-4-2015).

24 · Amendment of Delimitation of Council Constituencies Order . — (1) On and from the appointed day, the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Andhra Pradesh) Order,2006 shall stand amended as directed in Part I of the Third Schedule.

25 · Chairman , Deputy Chairman and rules of procedure.—(1) The person who immediately before the appointed day is the Chairman of the Legislative Council of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall continue to be the Chairmanof that Council on and from that day and the members of that Council shall choose from amongst the members of the Council, a member to be the Deputy Chairman of that Council.

26 · Delimitation of constituencies. — (1) Subject to the provisions contained in article 170 of the Constitution and without prejudice to section 15 of this Act, the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shall be increased from 175 and 119 to 225 and 153, respectively, and delimitation of the constituencies may be determined by the Election Commission in the manner hereinafter provided—

28 · Amendment of Scheduled Castes Order . –– On and from the appointed day, the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 (C.O. 19) , shall stand amended as directed in the Fifth Schedule to this Act.

29 · Amendment of Scheduled Tribes Order . –– On and from the appointed day, the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (C.O. 22) , shall stand amended as directed in the Sixth Schedule to this Act.

30 · High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad to be common High Court till establishment of High Court of Andhra Pradesh . –– (1) On and from the appointed day,––

31 · High Court of Andhra Pradesh . –– (1) Subject to the provisions of section 30, there shall be a separate High Court forthe State of Andhra Pradesh (hereinafter referred to asthe High Court of Andhra Pradesh) and the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad shall become the High Court for the State of Telangana (hereinafter referred to as the High Court at Hyderabad).

32 · Judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court . –– (1) Such of the Judges of the High Court at Hyderabad holding office immediately before the date of establishment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh as may be determined by the President, shall, from that date cease to be Judges of the High Court at Hyderabad and become, Judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

33 · Jurisdiction of Andhra Pradesh High Court . –– The High Court of Andhra Pradesh shall have, in respect of any part of the territories included in the State of Andhra Pradesh, all such jurisdiction, powers and authorityas, under the law in force immediately before the datereferred to in sub-section (1) of section 30, are exercisable in respect of that part of the said territories by the High Court at Hyderabad.

35 · Practice and procedure in Andhra Pradesh High Court . –– Subject to the provisions of this Part, the law in force immediately before the datereferred to in sub-section (1) of section 30 with respect to practice and procedure in the High Court at Hyderabad shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in relation to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, and accordingly, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh shall have all such powers to make rules and orders with respect to practice and procedure as are immediately before that date exercisable by the High Court at Hyderabad:

36 · Custody of seal of Andhra Pradesh High Court . –– The law in force immediately before the date referred to in sub -section (1) of section 30 with respect to the custody of the seal of the High Court at Hyderabad shall, with the necessary modifications, apply with respect to the custody of the seal of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

37 · Form of writs and other processes . –– The law in force immediately before the date referred to in sub -section (1) of section 30 with respect to the form of writs and other processes used, issued or awarded by the High Court at Hyderabad shall, with the necessary modifications, apply with respect to the form of writs and other processes used, issued or awarded by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

38 · Powers of Judges . –– The law in force immediately before the date referred to in sub-section (1) of section 30 relating to the powers of the Chief Justice, single Judges and division courts of the High Court at Hyderabad and with respect to all matters ancillary to the exercise of those powers shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in relation to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

39 · Procedure as to appeals to Supreme Court . –– The law in force immediately before the date referred to in sub -section (1) of section 30 relating to appeals to the Supreme Court from the High Court at Hyderabad and the Judges and division courts thereof shall, with the necessary modifications, apply in relation to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

40 · Transfer of proceedings from Hyderabad High Court to Andhra Pradesh High Court . –– (1) Except as hereinafter provided, the High Court at Hyderabad shall, as from the date referred to in sub -section (1) of section 30, have no jurisdiction in respect of the State of Andhra Pradesh.

41 · Right to appear or to act in proceedings transferred to Andhra Pradesh High Court . –– Any person who, immediately before the date referred to in sub-section (1) of section 30, is an advocate entitled to practise or any other persons entitled to practise in the High Court at Hyderabad and was authorised to appear in any proceedings transferred from that High Court to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh under section 40, shall have the right to appear in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in relation to those proceedings.

42 · Interpretation . –– For the purposes of section 40,––

44 · Authorisation of expenditure of Telangana State . –– The Governor of existing State of Andhra Pradesh may, at any time before the appointed day, authorise such expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of the State of Telangana as he deems necessary for any period not more than six months beginning with the appointed day pending the sanction of such expenditure by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Telangana:

45 · Reports relating to accounts of Andhra Pradesh State . –– (1) The reports of the Comptroller and Auditor -General of India referred to in clause (2) of article 151 relating tothe accounts of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh inrespect of any period prior to the appointed day shall be submitted to the Governor of each of the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana who shall cause them to be laid before the Legislature of that State.

46 · Distribution of revenue . –– (1)The award made by the Thirteenth Finance Commission to the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be apportioned between the successor States by the Central Government on the basis of population ratio and other parameters:

47 · Application of Part.––(1) The provisions of this Part shall apply in relation to the apportionment of the assets and liabilities of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh immediately before the appointed day.

48 · Land and goods.––(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Part, all land and all stores, articles andother goods belonging to the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall,—

49 · Treasury and bank balances . –– The total of the cash balances in all treasuries of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and the credit balances of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh with the Reserve Bank of India, the State Bank of India or any other bank immediately before the appointed day shall be divided between the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana onthe basis of population ratio:

50 · Arrears of taxes . –– The right to recover arrears of the tax or duty on property, including arrears of land revenue, shall belong to the successor State in which the property is situated, and the right to recover arrears of any other tax or duty shall belong to the successor State in whose territories the place of assessment of that tax or duty is included on the appointed day.

52 · Investments and credits in certain funds . –– (1) The securities held in respect of the investments made from Cash Balances Investment Account or from any Fund in the Public Account of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh as specified in the Seventh Schedule shall be apportioned on the basis of population ratio of the successor States:

53 · Assets and liabilities of State undertakings . –– (1) The assets and liabilities relating to any commercial or industrial undertaking of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh,where such undertaking or part thereof is exclusively located in, or its operations are confined to, a local area, shall pass to the State in which that area is included on the appointed day, irrespective of the location of its headquarters:

54 · Public Debt . –– (1) All liabilities on account of Public Debt and Public Account of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh outstanding immediately before the appointed day shall be apportioned on the basis of population ratio of the successor States unless a different mode of apportionment is provided under the provisions of this Act.

55 · Floating Debt . —A —All liabilities of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh in respect of any floating loan to provide short term finance to any local body, body corporate or other institution, shall be determined on the following basis, namely:––

56 · Refund of taxes collected in excess . — (1) The liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh to refund any tax or duty on property, including land revenue, collected inexcess shall be the liability of the successor State in whose territories the property is situated, and the liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh to refund any other tax or duty collected inexcess shall be apportioned between the Successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana onthe basis of population ratio and the State discharging the liability shall be entitled to receive from the other Stateits share of the liability, if any.

57 · Deposits, etc . — (1) The liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh inrespect of any civil deposit or local fund deposit shall, as from the appointed day, be the liability of the successor State in whose area the deposit has been made.

58 · Provident Fund . — The liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh inrespect of the Provident Fund account of a Government servant in service on the appointed day shall, as from that day, be the liability of the successor State to which that Government servant is permanently allotted.

59 · Pensions . — The liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh in respect of pensions shall pass to, or be apportioned between, the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in accordance with the provisions contained in the Eighth Schedule to this Act.

61 · Liability in respect of actionable wrong . —W —Where, immediately before the appointed day, the existing State of Andhra Prades his subject to any liability in respect of any actionable wrong other than breach of contract, that liability shall,––

62 · Liability as guarantor . — Where, immediately before the appointed day, the existing State of Andhra Pradeshis liable as guarantor in respect of any liability of a registered co-operative society or other person, that liability shall,—

63 · Items in suspense . — If any item in suspense is ultimately found to affect an asset or liability of the nature referred to in any of the foregoing provisions of this Part, it shall be dealt with in accordance with that provision.

64 · Residuary provision . — The benefit or burden of any asset or liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh not dealt with in the foregoing provisions of this Part shall pass to the State of Andhra Pradesh in the first instance, subject to such financial adjustment as may be agreed upon between the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana or, in default of such agreement,as the Central Government may, by order, direct.

65 · Apportionment of assets or liabilities by agreement . — Where the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana agree that the benefit or burden of any particular asset or liability should be apportioned between them in a manner other than that provided for in the foregoing provisions of this Part, notwithstanding anything contained therein, the benefit or burden of that asset or liability shall be apportioned in the manner agreed upon.

66 · Power of Central Government to order allocation or adjustment in certain cases . —W —Where, by virtue of any of the provisions of this Part, either of the successor States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana becomes entitled to any property or obtains any benefits or becomes subject to any liability, and the Central Government is of opinion, on a reference made within a period of three years from the

67 · Certain expenditure to be charged on Consolidated Fund . —A —All sums payable by the State of Andhra Pradesh or by the State of Telangana, as the case may be, to the other State, or by the Central Government to the successor States, by virtue of the provisions of this Act, shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State by which such sums are payable or, as the case may be, the Consolidated Fund of India.

68 · Provisions for various companies and corporations . — (1) The companies and corporations specified in the Ninth Schedule constituted for the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall, on and from the appointed day, continue to function in those areas in respect of which they were functioning immediately before that day, subject to the provisions of this section.

69 · Continuance of arrangements in regard to generation and supply of electric power and supply of water . — If it appears to the Central Government that the arrangement in regard to the generation or supply of electric power or the supply of water for any area or in regard to the execution of any project for such generation or supply has been or is likely to be modified to the disadvantage of that area by reason of the fact that it is, by virtue of the provisions of Part II, outside the State in which the power stations and other installations for the generation and supply of such power, or the catchment area, reservoirs and other works for the supply of water, as the case may be, are located, the Central Government may, after consultation with the Governments of the successor States wherever necessary, give such directions as it deems proper to the State Government or other authority concerned for the maintenance, so far as practicable, of the previous arrangement and the State to which such directions are given shall comply with them.

70 · Provisions as to Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation . — (1) The Andhra Pradesh State Financial Corporation established under the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 (63 of 1951) shall, on and from the appointed day, continue to functionin those areas in respect of which it was functioning immediately before that day, subject tothe provisions of this section and to such directions as may, from time to time, be issued by the Central Government.

71 · Certain provisions for companies . —N —Notwithstanding anything in this Part, the Central Government may, for each of the companies specified in the Ninth Schedule to this Act, issue directions–

72 · Temporary provisions as to continuance of certain existing road transport permits . — (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 88 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), a permit granted by the State Transport Authority of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh or any Regional Transport Authority in that State shall, if such permit was, immediately before the appointed day, valid and effective in any area in the transferred territory, be deemed to continue to be valid and effective in that area after that day till its period of validity subject to the provisions of that Act as for the time being in force in that area; and it shall not be necessary for any such permit to be countersigned by the State Transport Authority of Telangana or any Regional Transport Authority therein for the purpose of validating it for use in such area:

73 · Special provisions relating to, retrenchment compensation in certain cases . — Where on account of the reorganisation of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh under this Act, any body corporate constituted under a Central Act, State Act or Provincial Act, any co-operative society registered under any law relating to co-operative societies or any commercial or industrial undertaking of that State is reconstituted or reorganised in any manner whatsoever or is amalgamated with any other body corporate, co-operative society or undertaking, or is dissolved, and in consequence of such reconstitution, reorganisation, amalgamation or dissolution, any workman employed by such body corporate or in any such co -operative societyor undertaking, is transferred to, or re-employed by, any other body corporate, or in any other co-operative society or undertaking, then, notwithstanding anything contained in section

25F · or section 25FF or section 25FFF of the Industrial Disputes Act , 1947 (14 of 1947) , such transfer or re-employment shall not entitle him to any compensation under that section:

74 · Special provision as to income-tax . — Where the assets, rights and liabilities of any body corporate carrying on business are, under the provisions of this Part, transferred to any other bodies corporate which after the transfer carry on the same business, the losses or profits or gains sustained by the body corporate first-mentioned which, but for such transfer, would have been allowed to be carried forward and set off in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI of the Income-tax Act , 1961 (43 of 1961) , shall be apportioned amongst the transferee bodies corporate in accordance with the rules to be made by the Central Government in this behalf and, upon such apportionment, the share of loss allotted to each transferee body corporate shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VI of the said Act, as if the transferee body corporate had itself sustained such loss in a business carried on by it in the years in which those losses were sustained.

75 · Continuance of facilities in certain State institutions . — (1) The Government of the State of Andhra Pradesh or the State of Telangana, as the case may be, shall, in respect of the institutions specified in the Tenth Schedule to this Act, located in that State, continue to provide facilities to the people of the other State which shall not, in any respect, be less favourable to such people than what were being provided to them before the appointed day, for such period and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the two State Governments within a period of one year from the appointed day or, if no agreement is reached within the said period, as may be fixed by order of the Central Government.

76 · Provisions relating to All-India Services . — (1) In this section, the expression "State cadre"––

77 · Provisions relating to other services . — (1) Every person who immediately before the appointed day is serving on substantive basis in connection with the affairs of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall, on and from that day provisionally continue to serve in connection with the affairs of the State of Andhra Pradesh unless he is required, by general or special order of the Central Government to serve provisionally in connection with the affairs of the State of Telangana:

78 · Other provisions relating to services . — (1) Nothing in this section or insection 77 shall be deemed to affect, on or after the appointed day, the operation of theprovisions of Chapter I of Part XIV of the Constitutionin relation to determination of the conditions of service of persons serving in connectionwith the affairs of the Union or any State:

79 · Provisions as to continuance of officers in same post . — Every person who, immediately before the appointed day, is holding or discharging the duties of any post or office in connection with the affairs of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh in any area which on that day falls within one of the successor States shall continue to hold the same post or office in that successor State, and shall be deemed, on and from that day, to have been duly appointed to the post or office by the Government of, or other appropriate authority in, that successor State:

80 · Advisory committees . — (1) The Central Government may, by order, establish one or more Advisory Committees, within a period of thirty days from the date of enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, for the purpose of assisting it in regard to––

81 · Power of Central Government to give directions . — The Central Government may give such directions to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and the State Government of Telangana as may appear to it to be necessary for the purpose of giving effect to the foregoing provisions of this Part and the State Governments shall comply with such directions.

82 · Provision for employees of Public Sector Undertakings, etc . — On and from the appointed day, the employees of State Public Sector Undertakings, corporations and other autonomous bodies shall continue to function in such undertaking, corporation or autonomous bodies for a period of one year and during this period the corporate body concerned shall determine the modalities for distributing the personnel between the two successor States.

83 · Provisions as to State Public Service Commission . — (1) The Public Service Commission for the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall, on and from the appointed day, be the Public Service Commission for the State of Andhra Pradesh.

84 · Apex Council for Godavari and Krishna river water resources and their Management Boards . — (1) The Central Government shall, on and from the appointed day, constitute an Apex Council for the supervision of the functioning of the Godavari River Management Board and Krishna River Management Board.

85 · Constitution and functions of River Management Board . — (1) The Central Government shall constitute two separate Boards to be called the Godavari River Management Board and Krishna River Management Board (to be known as the Board), within a period of sixty days from the appointed day, for the administration, regulation, maintenance and operation of such projects, as may be notified by the CentralGovernment from time to time.

86 · Staff of the Management Board . –– (1) The Board shall employ such staff as it may consider necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions under this Act and such staff shall, at the first instance, be appointed on deputation from the successor States in equal proportion and absorbed permanently in the Board.

87 · Jurisdiction of Board . –– (1) The Board shall ordinarily exercise jurisdiction on Godavari and Krishna riversin regard to any of the projects over headworks (barrages, dams, reservoirs, regulating structures), part of canal network and transmission lines necessary to deliver water orpower to the States concerned, as may be notified by the Central Government, having regard to the awards, if any, made by the Tribunals constituted under the Inter -State River Water Disputes Act, 1956 (33 of 1956) .

88 · Power of Board to make regulations . –– The Board may make regulations consistent with the Act and the rules made thereunder, to provide for—

89 · Allocation of water resources . –– The term of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal shall be extended with the following terms of reference, namely:––

90 · Polavaram Irrigation Project to be a national project . –– (1) The Polavaram Irrigation Project is hereby declared to be a national project.

92 · Successor States to follow principles, guidelines, etc., issued by Central Government . –– The principles, guidelines, directions and orders issued by the Central Government,on and from the appointed day, on matters relating to coal, oil and natural gas, and power generation, transmission and distribution as enumerated in the Twelfth Schedule shall be implemented by the successor States.

94 · Fiscal measures including tax incentives . –– (1) The Central Government shall take appropriate fiscal measures, including offer of tax incentives, to the successor States, to promote industrialisation and economic growth in both the States.

95 · Equal opportunities for quality higher education to all students . –– In order to ensure equal opportunities for quality higher education to all studentsin the successor States, the existing admission quotas in all government or private, aided orunaided, institutions of higher, technical and medical education in so far as it is provided under article 371D of the Constitution, shall continue as such for a period of ten years during which the existing common admission process shall continue.

96 · Amendment of article 168 of the Constitution . –– In sub -clause (a) of clause (1) of article 168 of the Constitution, for the word "Tamil Nadu", the words "Tamil Nadu, Telangana" shall be substituted.

97 · Amendment of article 371D of the Constitution . –– On and from the appointed day, in article 371D of the Constitution, ––

98 · Amendment of section 15A of Act 43 of 1951 . –– In section 15A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, after the words and figures "under the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act , 2010

99 · Amendment of section 15 of Act 37 of 1956 . –– On and from the appointed day, in section 15 of the States Reorganisation Act,1956, in clause (e), for the words "Andhra Pradesh", the words "Andhra Pradesh and Telangana" shall be substituted.

100 · Territorial extent of laws . –– The provisions of Part II shall not be deemed to have affected any change in the territories to which the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. 1 of 1973) and any other law in force immediately before the appointed day extends orapplies, and territorial references in any such law to the State of Andhra Pradesh shall, until otherwise provided by a competent Legislature or other competent authority be construedas meaning the territories within the existing State of Andhra Pradesh before the appointedday.

101 · Power to adapt laws . –– For the purpose of facilitating the application in relation to the State of Andhra Pradesh or the State of Telangana of any law made before the appointed day, the appropriate Government may, before the expiration of two years from that day, by order, make suchadaptations and modifications of the law, whether by way of repeal or amendment, as may be necessary or expedient, and thereupon every such law shall have effect subject to the adaptations and modifications so made until altered, repealed or amended by a competent Legislature or other competent authority.

102 · Power to construe laws . ––N –Notwithstanding that no provision or insufficient provision has been madeunder section 102 for the adaptation of a law made before the appointed day, any court, tribunal or authority, required or empowered to enforce such law may, for the purpose offacilitating its application in relation to the State of Andhra Pradesh or the State of Telangana, construe the law in such manner, without affecting the substance, as may be necessary or proper in regard to the matter before the court, tribunal or authority.

103 · Power to name authorities, etc., for exercising statutory functions . –– The Government of the State of Telangana, as respects the transferred territory may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the authority, officer or person who, onor after the appointed day, shall be competent to exercise such functions exercisable underany law in force on that day as may be mentioned in that notification and such law shall have effect accordingly.

104 · Legal proceedings . –– Where, immediately before the appointed day, the existing State of Andhra Pradesh is a party to any legal proceedings with respect to any property, rights or liabilities subject to apportionment between the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under this Act, the State of Andhra Pradesh or the State of Telangana which succeeds to, or acquires a share in, that property or those rights or liabilities by virtue of any provision of this Act shall be deemed to be substituted for the existing State of Andhra Pradesh or added as a party to those proceedings, and the proceedings may continue accordingly.

105 · Transfer of pending proceedings . –– (1) Every proceeding pending immediately before the appointed day before acourt (other than High Court), tribunal, authority or officer in any area which on that day falls within the State of Andhra Pradesh shall, if it is aproceeding relating exclusively to the territory, which as from that day are the territories of the State of Telangana, stand transferred to the corresponding court, tribunal, authority or officer of that State.

106 · Right of pleaders to practise in certain cases . –– Any person who, immediately before the appointed day, is enrolled as a pleader entitled to practise in any subordinate court in the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall, for a period of one year from that day, continue to be entitled to practise in those courts, notwithstanding that the whole or any part of the territories within the jurisdiction of those courts has been transferred to the State of Telangana.

107 · Effect of provisions of the Act inconsistent with other laws . –– The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent there with contained in any other law.

108 · Power to remove difficulties . –– (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the President may, by order do anything not inconsistent with such provisions which appears to him to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty:

1 · In Schedule I, ––

2 · In Schedule II, ––

3 · For Schedule III, the following shall be substituted, namely:––

1 · — DISTRICT: SRIKAKULAM

2 · — DISTRICT: VIZIANAGARAM

3 · — DISTRICT : VISAKHAPATNAM

4 · — DISTRICT: EAST GODAVARI

48 · Mandapeta

1 · [53. Rampachodavaram (ST)

5 · — DISTRICT : WEST GODAVARI

1 · Subs. by notification No. G.S.R. 311(E), dated 23-4-2015.

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1 · Subs. by notification No. G.S.R. 311(E), dated 23-4-2015.

84 · Jaggayyapeta

7 · – DISTRICT : GUNTUR

8 · – DISTRICT: PRAKASAM

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112 · Giddalur

113 · Kanigiri

114 · Kavali

115 · Atmakur

116 · Kovur

117 · Nellore City

118 · Nellore Rural

119 · Sarvepalli

120 · Gudur (SC)

121 · Sullurpeta (SC)

122 · Venkatagiri

123 · Udayagiri

9 · – DISTRICT: NELLORE

10 · – DISTRICT: KADAPA

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130 · Kamalapuram

132 · Proddatur

11 · – DISTRICT: KURNOOL

134 · Allagadda

135 · Srisailam

139 · Nandyal

141 · Dhone

142 · Pattikonda

145 · Mantralayam

146 · Adoni

147 · Alur

12 · — DISTRICT: ANANTAPUR

148 · Rayadurg

149 · Uravakonda

150 · Guntakal

151 · Tadpatri

152 · Singanamala (SC)

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13 · — DISTRICT: CHITTOOR

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1 · — DISTRICT: ADILABAD

2 · — DISTRICT: NIZAMABAD

3 · — DISTRICT: KARIMNAGAR

4 · — DISTRICT: MEDAK

41 · Dubbak

42 · Gajwel

5 · — DISTRICT: RANGAREDDY

43 · Medchal

44 · Malkajgiri

45 · Quthbullapur

46 · Kukatpalle

47 · Uppal

48 · Ibrahimpatnam

49 · Lal Bahadur Nagar

50 · Maheswaram

54 · Pargi

55 · Vicarabad (SC)

56 · Tandur

6 · — DISTRICT: HYDERABAD

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7 · — DISTRICT: MAHBUBNAGAR

8 · — DISTRICT: NALGONDA

98 · Jangaon

9 · — DISTRICT: WARANGAL

10 · — DISTRICT: KHAMMAM

1 · Subsby notificationNo. G.S.R. 311(E), dated 23-4-2015.

1 · This Order may be called the Delimitation of Council Constituencies (Telangana) Order, 2014.

2 · The costituencies into which the State of Telangana shall be divided for thepurpose of elections to the Legislative Council of the State from (a) the local authorities'constituencies, (b) the graduates' constituencies, and (c) the teachers' constituencies in thesaid State, the extent of each such constituency and the number of seats allotted to eachsuch constituency shall be as shown in the following Table:—

1 · Ins. by notification No. G.S.R. 725(E), dated 14-10-2014.

5 · Gadabas, Bodo Gadaba, Gutob Gadaba, Kallayi Gadaba, Parangi Gadaba, Kathera

6 · Gond, Naikpod, Rajgond, Koitur

16 · Kondhs, Kodi, Kodhu, Desaya Kondhs, Dongria Kondhs, Kuttiya Kondhs, Tikiria

17 · Kotia, Bentho Oriya, Bartika, Dulia, Holya, Sanrona, Sidhopaiko

18 · Koya, Doli Koya, Gutta Koya, Kammara Koya, Musara Koya, Oddi Koya, Pattidi

1 · Subject to the adjustments mentioned in paragraph 3, each of the successor Statesshall, in respect of pensionsgranted before the appointed day by the existing State ofAndhra Pradesh, pay the pensions drawn in its treasuries.

2 · Subject to the said adjustments, the liability in respect of pensions of officersserving in connection with theaffairs of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh who retire orproceed on leave preparatory to retirement before the appointed day, but whose claims forpensions are outstanding immediately before that day, shall be the liability of the State ofAndhra Pradesh.

3 · There shall be computed, in respect of the period commencing on the appointedday and ending on such date after the appointed day, as may be fixed by the CentralGovernment and in respect of each subsequent financial year, the total payments made tothe two successor States in respect of pensions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. The totalrepresenting the liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh in respect of pensions andother retirement benefits shall be apportioned between the successor States on the basis ofpopulation ratio and any successor State paying more than its due share shall be reimbursedthe excess amount by the other successor State paying less.

4 · The liability of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh in respect of pension rollsgranted before the appointed day and drawn in any area outside the territories of theexisting State shall be the liability of the State of Andhra Pradesh subject to adjustments tobe made in accordance with paragraph 3 as if such pensions had been drawn in any treasuryin the State of Andhra Pradesh under paragraph 1.

5 · (1) The liability in respect of the pension of any officer serving immediately beforethe appointed day inconnection with the affairs of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh andretiring on or after that day , shall be that of the successor State granting him the pensionand other retirement benefits; but the portion of the pension and other retirement benefitsattributable to the service of any such officer before the appointed day in connection withthe affairs of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh shall be allocated between the successorStates on the basis of population ratio, and the Government granting the pension shall beentitled to receive from the other successor State its share of the liability.

6 · Any reference in this Schedule to a pension shall be construed as including areference to the commuted value of the pension.

1 · The operation protocol notified by the Ministry of Water Resources with respect to water resources arrived at based on appropriate dependability criteria after the adjudication by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal shall be binding on both the successor States.

2 · In the event of conflicting demand of water for irrigation and power, the requirement of water for irrigation shall take precedence.

3 · In the event of conflicting demand of water for irrigation and drinking water, therequirement of water for drinking water purpose shall take precedence.

4 · The allocations made by the River Water Tribunals with regard to various projectson Godavari and Krishna Rivers or for the regions of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh, in respect of assured water shall remain the same.

5 · Allocations, if any, to be made on excess flows by any Tribunal in future shall be binding on both the State of Telangana and the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.

6 · While the successor State Governments shall be responsible for managing naturalcalamities, the Boards shall advise the two State Governments on the management of disaster or drought or flood in the rivers of Krishna and Godavari, particularly in reference to the release of water for the management and mitigation of the natural calamities. The Boards shall have the full authority to get their orders implemented by the two successor State Governments promptly and effectively in respect of operation of the head works of the dams, reservoirs or head works of canals and works appurtenant thereto including the hydel power projects, as notified by the Central Government, on Krishna and Godavari Rivers.

7 · No new projects based on water resources arrived at based on appropriate dependability criteria on Godavari or Krishna rivers can be taken up by the State of Telanganaor the State of Andhra Pradesh without obtaining sanction from the Apex Council on Riverwater resources. All such proposals shall be first appraised and technically cleared by therespective Board, before sanction by the said Apex Council.

8 · Execution of ongoing projects and future new projects on Godavari and Krishna rivers shall be the responsibility of the State Government concerned where the project is located.

9 · In case of non -implementation of the decision by either of the States, the defaulting State shall bear the responsibility and shall face financial and other penalties imposed by the Central Government.

10 · The following irrigation projects which are under construction shall be completed as per the plan notified by the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and the water sharing arrangement shall continue as such: —

1 · Of the total equity of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL), 51% shall be with the Government of Telangana and 49% with the Government of India.

2 · Existing coal linkages of SCCL shall continue without any change.

3 · New linkages shall be allotted to the successor States as per the New Coal Distribution Policy by Government of India.

4 · End use plants of the allocated coal blocks shall continue with coal from the blockto be supplied in proportion to their respective capacities.

1 · Allocation of natural gas will continue to be done as per the policies and guidelines issued by the Government of India from time to time.

2 · The royalties payable on domestic onshore production of oil and gas shall accrue to the State in which such production takes place.

1 · Units of APGENCO shall be divided based on geographical location of power plants.

2 · Existing Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with respective DISCOMS shall continue for both on-going projects and projects under construction.

3 · The existing Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) shall function as a joint regulatory body for a period not exceeding six months within which time separate SERCs will be formed in the successor States.

4 · The existing State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC) shall function for both successor States for a period not exceeding two years within which time separate SLDC shall be set up for each successor State. During this period, the existing SLDC shall function under the direct administration and control of the Southern RLDC at Bengaluru.

5 · Transmission lines of APTRANSCO of 132 KV and higher voltage cutting across the successor States shall be deemed as Inter -State Transmission System (ISTS) lines. The transmission lines falling within the territory of each successor State shall be transferred to the respective State Transmission Utilities. The maintenance of ISTS lines shall also be done by successor States in their respective jurisdictions.

6 · The power of the Central Generating Stations will be allotted in such ratio to the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh based on the actual energy consumption of the last 5 years of the relevant DISCOMS in the respective successor State.

7 · For a period of ten years, the successor State that has a deficit of electricity shall have the first right of refusal for the purchase of surplus power from the other successor State.

8 · The districts of Anantapur and Kurnool which fall within the jurisdiction of the AP Central Power Distribution Company Ltd. will now be reassigned to the AP South Power Distribution Company Ltd.

1 · The Government of India shall take steps to establish institutions of national importance in the 12th and 13th Plan periods in the successor State of AndhraPradesh. This would include one IIT, one NIT, one IIM, one IISER, one Central University, one Petroleum University, one Agricultural University and one IIIT.

2 · The Government of India shall establish one AIIMS -type Super-Specialty Hospitalcum-Teaching Institution in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.

3 · The Government of India shall establish a Tribal University each in the State of Andhra Pradesh and in the State of Telangana.

4 · A Horticulture University shall be established in the successor State of Telangana.

5 · The Government of India shall establish the National Institute of Disaster Management in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh.

1 · The Government of India shall develop a new major port at Duggirajupatnam in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh to be completed in phases with Phase I by end-2018;

2 · SAIL shall examine, within six months from the appointed day, the feasibility of establishing an integrated steel plant in Khammam district of the successor State of Telangana;

3 · SAIL shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of establishing an integrated Steel Plant in YSR District of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh;

4 · IOC or HPCL shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of establishing a greenfield crude oil refinery and petrochemical complex in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and take an expeditious decision thereon;

5 · The Government of India shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of establishing a Vizag-Chennai industrial corridor along the lines of Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor and take within such period an expeditious decision thereon;

6 · The Government of India shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of expanding the existing Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Tirupatiairports to international standards and take an expeditious decision thereon;

7 · NTPC shall establish a 4000 MW power facility in the successor State of Telangana after establishing necessary coal linkages;

8 · Indian Railways shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine establishinga new railway zone in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh and take an expeditious decision thereon;

9 · NHAI shall take necessary steps to improve road connectivity in the backward regions of the successor State of Telangana;

10 · The Indian Railways shall, within six months from the appointed day, examine the feasibility of establishing a Rail Coach Factory in the successor State of Telangana and improve rail connectivity in the State and take an expeditious decision thereon;

11 · The Central Government shall take measures to establish rapid rail and road connectivity from the new capital of the successor State of Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad and other important cities of Telangana;

12 · The Government of India shall examine the feasibility of Metro Rail facility in Vishakhapatnam and Vijayawada-Guntur-Tenali Metropolitan Urban Development Authority within a period of one year from the appointed day and take an expeditious decision thereon.