Puducherry Assembly's monsoon session n Karaikal: CM

: Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today announced that the monsoon session of the assembly will be held in Karaikal as per the request of members of various political parties.
Replying to members' views on the departments, including Legislature, Police, Medical, Information and Publicity and Elections in the Assembly today, he welcomedthe plea by members, including Geetha Anandan (DMK) representing Neravy T R Pattinam in Karaikal and the opposition AIADMK legislator A Anbalagan to hold the monsoon session in Karaikal.
After getting the nod of the Speaker V Vaithilingam, he announced amidst thumping of desks by members that the session (October or November) would be held in Karaikal.

Narayanasamy said that government had sought sought Rs 500 crores for the new premises of the Assembly from the Centre.
The government was also considering a proposal to hike the monthly pension now paid at Rs 10,000 to each former legislator of Puducherry to Rs 35,000, he said.
He claimed that tradersand business community now have security to carry on businesses,consequent to steps taken to protect them, compared to the past, when they were threatened by anti social elements and rowdy elements.

Narayanasamy said government had set a target of Rs 1,600 crore as revenue 2016-17 fiscal under commercial tax.

Steps were taken to realise as much as Rs 269 crore due as arrearsunder sales taxfrom petrol and diesel dealers and liquor dealers in the Union Territory, he said.
A new industrial policy would be unveiled soon
Modernisation of police had been given priority and they would be extended ration and risk allowances.
As cyber cell in the police called for special attention, police officers attached to the cell would be trained in Chennai and New Delhi, Narayanasamy said.
He said administrative reforms would be introduced soon to prevent red tapism. Sufficient fundshad been earmarked by the Centre for e governance, which would be implemented soon.

Health and Tourism Minister Malladi Krishnan who gave replies relating to his departments said the now defunct airport here would be revived by operating flight services from Puducherry to Bangalore and from here to Tirupati.
(Rao told PTI that government would soon decide the flight operator as many concerns had expressed interest to operate services).
He said he would persuade Tourism Ministry officials at Delhi tomorrow to release Rs 200 crore for development project projects here, though though Rs 85 crore had already been available for tourism development projects here.
He said government would soon purchasefour state of the art ambulances,each costing Rs 46 lakh. Each of the four regions of Puducherry,Karaikal Mahe and Yanam would get one vehicle, he said.