Centre should not discriminate between states: Puducherry CM Narayanasamy

Puducherry: Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Monday said he would take up with the Centre, the plan and non-plan needs of the Union Territory, during his visit to New Delhi.

He told reporters here he would persuade the Ministers concerned to ensure that the plan and non-plan requirements of Puducherry as had been projected through a draft document sent recently, were conceded fully.

After attending the eleventh Inter-State Council meeting in New Delhi, he said he had asked the Centre not to discriminate between big states and small union territories in allocation of funds.

"The Centre should shed its big brother attitude and ensure balanced allocation of funds for all states," he said.

The chief minister also stressed that Centre should take immediate steps to earmark funds for modernisation of police force in Puducherry, as there was every need to strengthen its coastal security.