Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today urged the Centre to bear the entire financial burden arising out of implementation of revised pay scales announced by the Seventh Pay Commission for the government staff.
Speaking at the 11th meeting of the Inter State Council in New Delhi, Narayanasamy said there was need for the Centre to bear the burden "so that we would be able to implement our developmental schemes without any curtailment of funds".
Copy of the address of the Chief Minister was distributed to media by the office of Chief Minister here.
Listing the achievements of Puducherry in various sectors, he sought early clearance for water supply and sanitation project in the Union Territory to be taken up at a cost of Rs 2120 crore and the project would be funded through assistance from the Agence Francaise De Developement (a France based financial institution).
