Chennai, Dec 07 : Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to sanction an additional financial assistance of Rs 25,000 crore for development projects in the state, partly as grant and partly as loan.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, copy of which was made available to the media here, the Chief Minister sought the financial assistance to galvanize the process of development which is languishing in the state as the government inherited a very fragile financial system from the previous DMK Government. She said her government has inherited a very fragile financial system, precariously poised on the brink of deterioration with very unsustainable deficits and enormous debts "due to the irresponsible and inept administration of the State finances by the predecessor DMK Government."
She said the government has been taking the requisite steps with grit and resolve to emerge from this slide by adopting daring measures such as increase of VAT rates, State Excise Duty, bus fares and increase of milk prices. "The process of development, which is languishing, has to be galvanized," she said adding the revenue buoyancy in the state is also in need of a renaissance.
Ms Jayalalithaa emphasized that the state government would judiciously use the Centre's financial package in various projects, which would help to accelerate national growth and enclosed the financial summary of the state. The Chief Minister also sought enhanced allocation of power from the Central pool and Kerosene to tide over the crisis in the state.
Seeking restoration of power allocation from the Central pool,Ms Jayalalithaa said the supply from the Central Generating Stations to Tamil Nadu has come down by 700 MW since March 2011 and still continues even after the AIADMK Government took charge in May, 2011. She requested the Prime Minister to look into this issue and direct the Central Generating Stations to keep up their power supply commitment to Tamil Nadu.
Ms Jayalalithaa also wanted the Prime Minister to consider her earlier request for additional allocation of 1000 MW from the Central pool due to the unexpected delay in commissioning of the new power projects. This would help to tide over the present acute power crisis in the state, she said. The Chief Minister also sought restoration of Kerosene supply to April 2011 levels as the allocation of kerosene in the Public Distribution System was drastically reduced from June, 2011 onwards.
The earlier allocation of 52,806 KL per month was reduced to 44,580 KL per month from June, 2011, she said adding this has put the people of Tamil Nadu to great hardship. She requested the Prime Minister to ensure the Public Distribution System allotment of kerosene is completely reverted to quantum obtained in April, 2011 and enhance the allotment by five per cent from the April 2011 levels.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, copy of which was made available to the media here, the Chief Minister sought the financial assistance to galvanize the process of development which is languishing in the state as the government inherited a very fragile financial system from the previous DMK Government. She said her government has inherited a very fragile financial system, precariously poised on the brink of deterioration with very unsustainable deficits and enormous debts "due to the irresponsible and inept administration of the State finances by the predecessor DMK Government."
She said the government has been taking the requisite steps with grit and resolve to emerge from this slide by adopting daring measures such as increase of VAT rates, State Excise Duty, bus fares and increase of milk prices. "The process of development, which is languishing, has to be galvanized," she said adding the revenue buoyancy in the state is also in need of a renaissance.
Ms Jayalalithaa emphasized that the state government would judiciously use the Centre's financial package in various projects, which would help to accelerate national growth and enclosed the financial summary of the state. The Chief Minister also sought enhanced allocation of power from the Central pool and Kerosene to tide over the crisis in the state.
Seeking restoration of power allocation from the Central pool,Ms Jayalalithaa said the supply from the Central Generating Stations to Tamil Nadu has come down by 700 MW since March 2011 and still continues even after the AIADMK Government took charge in May, 2011. She requested the Prime Minister to look into this issue and direct the Central Generating Stations to keep up their power supply commitment to Tamil Nadu.
Ms Jayalalithaa also wanted the Prime Minister to consider her earlier request for additional allocation of 1000 MW from the Central pool due to the unexpected delay in commissioning of the new power projects. This would help to tide over the present acute power crisis in the state, she said. The Chief Minister also sought restoration of Kerosene supply to April 2011 levels as the allocation of kerosene in the Public Distribution System was drastically reduced from June, 2011 onwards.
The earlier allocation of 52,806 KL per month was reduced to 44,580 KL per month from June, 2011, she said adding this has put the people of Tamil Nadu to great hardship. She requested the Prime Minister to ensure the Public Distribution System allotment of kerosene is completely reverted to quantum obtained in April, 2011 and enhance the allotment by five per cent from the April 2011 levels.
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