What is ‘14F Clause?’

The state government had been deliberately delaying the deletion of 14F clause for obvious reasons.

Prior to 1975 there was no such clause. The Hyderabad was under zone six along with Nalgonda and Rangareddy districts. But in 1975 a Presidential order under 14F clause declared that Hyderabad was a free zone. The city was out of the zone six for appointment of police personnel.

Only locals could apply for the police recruitment if Hyderabad was in zone six. To facilitate others also (non-locals) to be made eligible for applying in Hyderabad, the said clause was introduced.

Since the ‘Telangana’ issue came up the local TJAC protested against the 14F clause and demanded deletion of the same as non-locals competed with the locals for police recruitment.

In 2010 during former CM K.Rosiah’s rule the state assembly passed a resolution to delete the clause 14F. The resolution was sent to the centre for further action.