Pondy CM felicitates freedom fighters

Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy today said the territorial administration had sought Central assistance but was not waiting for it and "is going ahead with disbursement of relief from out of its own funds," for flood-ravaged families.
The administration had sought funds from the Centre to meet its commitments to provide relief to the flood ravaged families, farmers and cattle owners here.
Government was not waiting for Central assistance and "is going ahead with the disbursement of relief from out of its own funds," he said, felicitating freedom fighters on the eve of the 67th Republic Day here.
He said he had written to the Centre to enhance the quantum of pension for freedom fighters.

He said that the government had filled a number of vacant posts in government departments and as many as 7000 posts had been filled over the last four years and this included filling of teacher posts.