Activist moves HC against ₹1k Pongal gift
Chennai: 09.01.2019
Claiming that the decision of the Tamil Nadu government to provide cash gift of ₹1,000 to all ration card holders, irrespective of their financial status, for Pongal as irrational and unmindful, a Coimbatorebased activist has approached Madras HC to restrain the state from disbursing the gift.
“When the state is in dire need of funds to restore normalcy in Cyclone Gaja-affected districts, the government should not be allowed to bring such further burden to the treasury which would eventually passed on to the people of the state,” activist J Daniel Jesudass said.
It is the duty of the government to provide welfare measures to people, but such measures should be provided based on their financial position, he added.
When the total loan liability of Tamil Nadu has already exceeded that of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra going forward with the decision will not be wise and it will further damage the financial position of the state, the petitioner said. TNN
Chennai: 09.01.2019
Claiming that the decision of the Tamil Nadu government to provide cash gift of ₹1,000 to all ration card holders, irrespective of their financial status, for Pongal as irrational and unmindful, a Coimbatorebased activist has approached Madras HC to restrain the state from disbursing the gift.
“When the state is in dire need of funds to restore normalcy in Cyclone Gaja-affected districts, the government should not be allowed to bring such further burden to the treasury which would eventually passed on to the people of the state,” activist J Daniel Jesudass said.
It is the duty of the government to provide welfare measures to people, but such measures should be provided based on their financial position, he added.
When the total loan liability of Tamil Nadu has already exceeded that of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra going forward with the decision will not be wise and it will further damage the financial position of the state, the petitioner said. TNN
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