Hyderabad; July 14 ( PMI ): Decides to fill vacancies under New Zonal system It is likely to constitute a committee to recommend the modalities to fill the vacancies. It is learnt that the Cabinet, which discussed the report submitted by the Finance Secretary on vacancies, felt that the issue should be discussed in greater depth including issues like cadre distribution, etc, and asked the officers concerned to be present at the meeting with all details. It is learnt that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said the process needs to be speeded up. The Cabinet is also likely to announce a job calendar on Wednesday.
The jobs would be filled under the new zonal system. District-level posts would be increased to ensure more employment at the local level. The Cabinet discussed the current recruitment system and suggested to bring some changes in the recruitment process based on the new zonal system. Among the important decisions taken on Tuesday were to allocate Rs 1,200 crore for solving the drinking water crisis in areas around Greater Hyderabad. The sanctioned funds would be used for improving infrastructure facilities for the supply of drinking water to every household in the peripheral areas of the Hyderabad city.