He told reporters here he would persuade the Ministers concerned to ensure that the plan and non-plan requirements of Puducherry as had been projected through a draft document sent recently, were conceded fully.
After attending the eleventh Inter-State Council meeting in New Delhi, he said he had asked the Centre not to discriminate between big states and small union territories in allocation of funds.
"The Centre should shed its big brother attitude and ensure balanced allocation of funds for all states," he said.