Delay in airport project worries PMK
NT Bureau
Chennai, Feb 20:
PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today expressed concern that Chennai Airport might take a backseat as Bangalore and Hyderabad have planned to set up greenfield airports in eight months.
Releasing the draft budget of the party for the fiscal 2007-08 here, the PMK leader said already very few international flights were coming to Chennai. Now, after the new airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad were built, flights would be diverted to these cities, he opined.
Indecision of the State government on whether to construct a greenfield airport at Oragadum (or Sriperambudur) or to just expand the Chennai Airport had to the present stalemate, he charged. It may be noted that PMK was one of the party opposing the proposed expansion of the airport.
Replying to a query on inflation, Ramadoss said controlling the rising prices was a Central subject. The State government could only streamline the distribution channels. And hence, the PDS network has to be strengthened, he said.
He demanded the State government should release details of the price rise of essential commodities prior to the budget. The draft budget of PMK had a revenue estimate of Rs 46,589 crore and the estimate on total expenditure at Rs 46,918 crore with a deficit of Rs 329 crore.
Ramadoss informed that this was the fifth draft budget prepared by the PMK. 'We are not finding fault at anyone. We only want to help the State government and also, we do not want any new taxes being imposed on the common people, particularly affecting the poor,' he explained.
Every year, the State's debt burden was increasing, he noted. This year (2006-07) the burden was placed at Rs 56,094 crore. The government was paying an interest of Rs 1.2 crore per day, Dr Ramadoss said.
The increase in non-plan expenditure would result in lowering of plan expenditure. Hence, the government should refrain from increasing non-plan expenditure for the sake of fulfilling the electoral promises, he said.
He called for the tabling of papers on Economic Survey, Action Taken Report, Outcome Budget and Gender Budget before the presentation of the State's annual budget.
State government should also hold consultations with farmers, industries, small and medium scale sector, political parties and economic departments of varsities before drafting the budget, Dr Ramadoss said.
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NT Bureau
Chennai, Feb 20:
PMK founder Dr S Ramadoss today expressed concern that Chennai Airport might take a backseat as Bangalore and Hyderabad have planned to set up greenfield airports in eight months.
Releasing the draft budget of the party for the fiscal 2007-08 here, the PMK leader said already very few international flights were coming to Chennai. Now, after the new airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad were built, flights would be diverted to these cities, he opined.
Indecision of the State government on whether to construct a greenfield airport at Oragadum (or Sriperambudur) or to just expand the Chennai Airport had to the present stalemate, he charged. It may be noted that PMK was one of the party opposing the proposed expansion of the airport.
Replying to a query on inflation, Ramadoss said controlling the rising prices was a Central subject. The State government could only streamline the distribution channels. And hence, the PDS network has to be strengthened, he said.
He demanded the State government should release details of the price rise of essential commodities prior to the budget. The draft budget of PMK had a revenue estimate of Rs 46,589 crore and the estimate on total expenditure at Rs 46,918 crore with a deficit of Rs 329 crore.
Ramadoss informed that this was the fifth draft budget prepared by the PMK. 'We are not finding fault at anyone. We only want to help the State government and also, we do not want any new taxes being imposed on the common people, particularly affecting the poor,' he explained.
Every year, the State's debt burden was increasing, he noted. This year (2006-07) the burden was placed at Rs 56,094 crore. The government was paying an interest of Rs 1.2 crore per day, Dr Ramadoss said.
The increase in non-plan expenditure would result in lowering of plan expenditure. Hence, the government should refrain from increasing non-plan expenditure for the sake of fulfilling the electoral promises, he said.
He called for the tabling of papers on Economic Survey, Action Taken Report, Outcome Budget and Gender Budget before the presentation of the State's annual budget.
State government should also hold consultations with farmers, industries, small and medium scale sector, political parties and economic departments of varsities before drafting the budget, Dr Ramadoss said.
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