Govt. employees told to address common man's problems

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, DEC. 29. The JSS leader, Ms.K.R.Gouri, MLA, today reminded Government employees that trade union activities should not be at the expense of the common man.

Inaugurating the 7th anniversary of the Kerala Finance Secretariat Staff Congress, she said the State fallen has into a debt trap. Ms.Gouri said the Government had failed to provide subsidies to farmers. She said the arrears due to contractors had crossed Rs.6,000 crores.

Ms.Gouri said trade union activities should not be confined to fighting for the legitimate demands of employees. They should also address the problems of the common man, she said. She added that the flawed policies of the State Government had impacted on the people.

The former Union Minister and Congress(I) leader, Mr. S. Krishnakumar, said the per capita income in Kerala had fallen behind the national average. He said the State's debt burden had increased to Rs.25,000 crores over the last four years. Mr. Krishnakumar said Kerala was trailing behind other States even though it had the potential to emerge as the country's cyber- State. He attributed this to the lack of foresight on the part of the LDF regime.

The Staff Congress president, Mr. K. S. Sivarajan, presided over the meeting. Mr. Babu Divakaran, MLA, the secretary of the Kerala Gazetted Officers Union, Dr. N. Babu Vijayanath, and the State treasurer of the NGO Association, Mr. V. Balakrishnan, also spoke.

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