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Kapu quota, sand mafia figure in AP Cabinet meet
he marathon meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet discussed, among others, the construction plans of capital Amaravati, measures to check sand mafia and reservations for the Kapu community.
Vijayawada: The marathon meeting of the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet discussed, among others, the construction plans of capital Amaravati, measures to check sand mafia and reservations for the Kapu community.
According to Agriculture Minister Prattipati Pullarao and MAUD Minister P Narayana, the Cabinet deliberated on the need for the employees to shift to Vijayawada at the earliest. It decided that all those who would opt to shift before June 2, 2016, would be provided temporary accommodation.
Referring to the issue of nativity of the children shifting to Vijayawada, the minister said it was decided that all the children whose parents would shift by 2017 would be considered as locals. The employees shifting to AP will also be given loans for housing. It was decided to use PD Act against the sand mafia and make an IAS or IPS officer in charge to check the sand mafia. The government will not run liquor shops as it was announced in the policy but all the shops that were earmarked as government retail outlets would be given away to private people through lottery.
The minister said though the Cabinet had discussed at length the issue of reservations for Kapus, no final decision was taken. It, however, decided to provide Rs 100 crore fund for the Kapu Corporation.
Another important decision was to have single multipurpose identity card Aadhaar in place of caste, income and address proof for the poorer sections to enable them to become eligible for government welfare schemes. It has also been decided that the use of helmets in the state would be made compulsory from January. The Cabinet has also decided to set up an Urdu University in Kurnool district.
