Addressing celebrations, organised by the Directorate of School Education he said the territorial government was keen on providing quality education as visualised by the late leader Kamaraj.
"We have sought sufficient funds from the Centre for development of education," he said, while stressing that the Centre should ensure that all states had balanced development.
He also said that Puducherry government would spare no efforts to ascertain its rights.
Ministers, ruling Congress party legislators and functionaries of different wings ofthe party were among those who paid respects to the statue.