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Budget dumb on unemployment, biased towards rich: Tarigami 2/17/2014 11:23:04 PM Jammu: CPI(M) leader, M Y Tarigami today called for resource mobilization to reduce dependence on the centre even as he stressed on enhancing capital expenditure. Describing agriculture and horticulture as potentials Sectors CPI (M) Legislator M Y Tarigami, said these sectors are responsible for boosting the State's economy but no proper attention has been paid to same in the budget. He advocated special package for farmers so that they can contribute towards State's economy. He also demanded lowering of interest rate on loans to the farmers to give further impetus to the agriculture activities and demanded crop insurance. He demanded a special package be given to farmers and as they face problems due to heavy rain fall and hailstorm in which the crops get damaged. So the efforts for crop insurance be made by Government. By taking such steps Government can bring cheerfulness on the faces of farmers, he added. Expressing concern over growing unemployment Tarigami regretted that there is no mention in the budget proposal to address the unemployment problem in the state. He alleged that the budget has not given any thought to this grave issue. He regretted that this Government neither imposed taxes on wine nor closed the wine shops. First wine shops permission were given in cities then in towns and now they have been opened in villages also. This is posing a grave threat to the traditional Dogra culture, he added. Tarigami stressed the need to enhance widow and old age pension, urging the government to find ways and means to ensure welfare of this poor and miserable lot of the society. Tarigami criticized the Government for mismatch of Income and the expenditure terming the figures projected in the budget fudged. He said no investment in core areas has been made saying that the Government continues to depend on the Central assistance.. He criticized the budget, describing it anti poor devoid of vision to tackle galloping price escalation that has hit common man country wide. Tarigami observed that the budget reflects clear bias towards the corporate and the rich, who have been given tax rebates that will further widen the gap between the rich and the poor.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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