Education Minister Nara Lokesh made it clear that they will be filled through DSC only after the legal disputes are resolved. He said that a mega DSC was recently announced to fill over 16,000 teacher posts. He was responding to the questions raised by BJP MLA Vishnu Kumar Raju and others in the Assembly related to the 1998 DSC.
Lokesh stated that 18,008 of the 1998 DSC passers were appointed. After that, he said that 3939 posts were filled through MTS out of the 4,534 pending posts and 595 more posts are to be filled. He explained that candidates appointed under MTS will not have any retirement benefits as per the rules. Their retirement age is 60 years.
On the other hand, legislators Butchaiah Chaudhary and Bonda Uma asked questions on pending educational institutions under the AP Reorganization Act. Minister Lokesh alleged that the work was delayed by five years by changing the location of the Tribal University during the previous government’s tenure. He made it clear that the Central Tribal University will be completed in the next two years at the same location decided in 2019.
Lokesh explained that between 2014-19, Chandrababu Naidu gave priority to decentralization of development, with a sector-wise focus on the basis of combined districts. He said that Kia was brought to Anantapur district, electronics in Chittoor, Nellore wind turbine, Kurnool renewable energy, Aqua in Ubhaya Godavari, and Uttarandhra IT, medical device and pharmaceutical industries were promoted.
Lokesh revealed that the educational institutions allotted to the state were also set up in different areas. They were allotted to IIT Tirupati, IIM Visakhapatnam, NIT Tadepalligudem, Triple IT Kurnool, and Central University Anantapur.
He explained that lands were allotted to IIT Tirupati on August 9, 2016 itself and work started. Lokesh reminded that 172 acres were allotted to NIT Tadepalligudem on April 16, 2016, 240 acres to IIM Visakhapatnam on April 16, 2016, 491 acres to Central University Anantapur on April 16, 2016, 255 acres to Eicher, and lands were also allotted to Triple IT at that time.
Lokesh recalled that CM Chandrababu Naidu not only allocated lands on a war footing but also ensured that funds from the central government would come and reviewed the progress of the works every month. On the other hand, Lokesh clarified that efforts will be made to immediately resolve the pending issues of roads, drinking water and other infrastructure in the respective educational institutions.
