Cong. praises CM for welfare-oriented schemes

By Our Staff Reporter

PONDICHERRY, SEPT. 6. The president of the Pondicherry pradesh Congress Committee, Mr. V. Narayanaswamy, today said the taxation measures contemplated in the budget did not have any bearing on commodities commonly used by people.

In a statement here, Mr. Narayanaswamy said the scheme to distribute bicycles to students of poor families and also the downtrodden was a welcome feature.

The Rs. two crore drinking water augmentation scheme and also tank rehabilitation measures would go a long way in tackling the water problem. The announcement regarding development of ports and also establishment of a cooperative bank for the welfare of fishermen deserved to be lauded.

The subsidies announced to woo the entrepreneurs would pave the way for rapid industrialisation, he said.

Mr. T. Sanjeevi, president of the State unit of the Rashtriya Janata Dal, hailed the budget as a document evolved by an experienced Chief Minister. The proposals would relieve the people of all apprehensions.

Mr. U. Gopalakrishnan, joint secretary of the Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress, and Mr. A. P. S. Arumugham, Annai Theresa National Youth Federation, also lauded the Chief Minister for introducing schemes to ameliorate the lot of the poor.

Bold measures

Mr. Chitra D. Singaraj, State convener of the Dalit People's Protection Centre, said the Chief Minister came out with some bold measures for the welfare of the people in rural ares. Mr. D. Dheenadayalan, president of the Pondicherry unit of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), criticised the adoption of the uniform sales floor rate of tax and said this would affect the living conditions of the people. There were no measures to tackle the unemployment problem, the issues of the Khadi and Village Industries Board, AFT mill workers and the problems of police personnel.

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