GENTLEMEN’ S AGREEMENT 1956

GENTLEMEN’ S AGREEMENT 1956

1. The expenditure of the central and general administration of the state should be borne proportionately
by the two regions and the balance of income from Telangana should be reserved for expenditure on
the development of Telangana area.
2. Prohibition in Telangana should be implemented in the manner decided upon by the Assembly
members of Telangana.
3. The existing educational facilities in Telangana should be secured to the students of Telangana and
further improved. Admission to the colleges including technical institutions in the Telangana area should
be restricted to the students of Telangana or the latter should have admission to the extent of one-third
of the total admissions in the entire state whichever course is advantageous to Telangana students.
4. Retrenchment of services should be proportionate from both regions if it becomes inevitable due to
integration.
5. Future recruitment to services will be on the basis of population from both areas.
6. The position of Urdu in the administrative and judicial structure existing at present in the Telangana
area may continue for five years when the position may be reviewed by the Regional Council. So far
(as) recruitment to services is concerned knowledge of Telugu should not be insisted upon at the time
of recruitment but they should be required to pass a prescribed Telugu test in two years after
appointment.
7. Some kind of domicile rules e.g. residence for 12 years should be provided in order to assure the
prescribed proportion to recruitment of services for Telangana area.
8. Sales of agricultural lands in Telangana area (is) to be controlled by the Regional Council.
9. A Regional Council will be established for the Telangana area with a view to secure its all round
development in accordance with its needs and requirements.
10. The Regional Coucil will consist of 20 members as follows: 9 members of Assembly representing each
district of Telangana to be elected by the Assembly members of the Telangana districts separately 6
members of the Assembly or the Parliament elected by the Telangana representatives of the Assembly
5 members from outside the Assembly to be elected by the Telangana members of the Assembly. All
ministers from Telangana area will be (its) members.
11. (a) The Regional Council will be a statutory body empowered to deal with and decide about matters
mentioned above and those relating to planning and development, irrigation and other projects,
industrial development within the general plan and recruitment to services insofar as they relate to
Telangana area. If there is difference of opinion between the views of the Regional Council and the
Government of the State, a reference may be made to the Government of India for final decision.
(b) Unless revised earlier by agreement, this arrangement will be reviewed at the end of ten years.
12. The Cabinet will consist of members in proportion of 60 to 40 percent for Andhra and Telangana,
respectively. Out of the 40 percent Telangana Ministers one will be a Muslim from Telangana.
13. If the Chief Minister is from Andhra, the Deputy Chief Minister will be from
Telangana and vice-versa. Two out of the following portfolios will be assigned to Ministers from
Telangana.
(a)Home; (b) Finance; (c) Revenue ;( d) Planning & Development; and (e) Commerce & Industry.
14. The Hyderabad Pradesh Congress Committee President desired that the Pradesh Congress Committee
should be separated from Telangana upto the end of 1962. Andhra Provincial Congress Committee
President has no objection.
The above agreement was arrived at on February 20 1956. It was signed by 1). B. Gopala Reddy Chief
Minister of Andhra; 2) N. Sanjiva Reddy Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra; 3) G.Latchanna Minister in
the Andhra Cabinet; A. Satyanarayana Raju President Andhra Provincial Congree Committee; 5) B.
Ramakrishna Rao Chief Minister Hyderabad; 6) K.v. Ranga Reddy Minister Hyderabad State and 8)
J.V. Narasinga Rao President Hyderabad Provincial Congress Committee