Telangana steps in to help Jagtial youth working in Abu Dhabi get leave for Agniveer test on November 16

JAGTIAL: The Telangana government has stepped in to help a young man from Jagtial district who works in Abu Dhabi and wants to join the Indian Army. Koparthi Abhilash, of Pathagudur village in Endapally mandal, works for AlphaMedi in Abu Dhabi. He is due to take the Agniveer physical test in Hyderabad on November 16, but his overseas job has kept him from travelling.

What has happened so far

• November 3: His mother, Sumalatha, petitioned the 266th state-level CM Pravasi Prajavani in Hyderabad, seeking two weeks' emergency leave for him
• The petition went to state nodal officer K. Vidyasagar and NRI Advisory Committee vice-chairman Manda Bheem Reddy
• November 4: Minister Adluri Lakshman Kumar spoke to General Administration Department principal secretary Ahmed Nadeem and sent a letter
• The GAD's NRI wing then wrote to the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, asking it to coordinate with the employer

The embassy has told the state government it is in discussions with the employer about the leave. The leave had not been confirmed at the time of reporting. The test is six days away.