Central funds could have lifted Pondy govt higher, says CM
Chief Minister of Puducherry V Narayanasamy on Sunday said if the Centre earmarked sufficient funds and supported the territorial budget, the performance of the Congress government here could have been better.
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Declaring open a Rs 22-crore flyover across the Sankarabarani river in Tirukanchi village in Villianoor commune panchayat limits, the Chief Minister said the Centre is not showing interest in the development of Puducherry. While bigger states are getting 41 per cent of their budgetary estimates through Central grant, Puducherry is getting only 20 per cent, he said. "In spite of lack of support from the Centre and the negative attitude of the Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi towards giving her nod to our proposals for infrastructure development and welfare schemes, our scale of performance is appreciated by the people," he said.Â
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