Centre not giving due financial assistance: CM

Palakkad, Aug 7 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister V S Achutanandan today lashed out at the Centre for not giving the due financial assistance to the state despite collecting maximum tax from the state.

''Though the Centre was collecting maximum taxes from the state, it was not getting the due financial assistance,'' he said while inaugurating the modernised Walayar check post near here.

The state had also not received any assistance from the Centre for monsoon relief, he said and asked the officials to intensify tax collection for implementing development and welfare programmes in the state.

With the upgradation of the check post, the government intends to eliminate corruption. As many as 251 officials, who got special training, had been posted at the check post, bordering Tamil Nadu.

The entire modernisation of the check post would be completed in three years.

Apart from facilitating daily report of collections to the state headquarters, a police team was posted at the check post to deal with any atrocities.

State Finance Minister Thomas Issac, Transport Minister Mathew T Thomas and Assembly Deputy Speaker Jose Baby, were present at the function.

UNI