CCSAP Report - Ministry of Home Affairs

1.3.07 It is a known fact that Hyderabad stands apart in terms of
developmental profile. Hyderabad, along with its peripheral areas, has largely
been service-centric in spite of housing several large manufacturing units both in
public and private sectors and the real estate and infrastructure development
enterprises, and has been growing along this pattern. Its pre-eminence in IT
exports and as the biggest software centre in Andhra Pradesh is well established.
The city is also contributing to the growing share of national exports from the
software talent it has pooled from across the country. The availability of basic
infrastructure like space/land, transport systems, power supply etc. provided an
added advantage. It is also contended that migration of people to Hyderabad is
not a new phenomena. It started in 1920s, at the invitation from the Nizam of
Hyderabad to the farming community from coastal Andhra for cultivation of the
lands of Nizam-Hyderabad. By 1930s, there were about 20 lakh migrants
cultivating about 10 lakh acres of land in the then Hyderabad state. They were
called “settlers”. Migration to Hyderabad was not confined to persons from
coastal Andhra alone. Although in comparatively smaller numbers, migration had
also taken place from Karnataka, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Uttar
Pradesh and Gujarat etc. The city‟s cosmopolitan character had enabled
consolidation of “talent” from all parts of the country. The “Urdu” heritage
formed the backbone for the spread of Hindi which facilitated communication
linkages with the northern states and which in turn attracted work force from the
north in the low income strata. Other infrastructure facilities, like availability of
primary coal and power resources, lent support to encouraging investment. The
city, thus, acquired a sort of national character with the spread of IT and IT-
related software and service enterprises.
1.3.08 Looking at the importance of the issue, a separate detailed Chapter
dealing with Hyderabad alone, has been included in the Report.
1.3.09 Although, the period post introduction of Six Point Formula (SPF) till
the turn of the century remained, by and large, peaceful and the state witnessed
relatively impressive economic growth, one aspect which continued to be
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