Kerala’s financial position not confortable: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Chief Minister Pinarai Vijayan said here on Thursday that financial position of the State was not confortable.

Addressing a ‘Meet the Press’ Programme organised by the Press Club here, the Chief Minister said that the State’s debt stood at Rs. 154000 crores according to figures furnished by Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The arrears in payment of welfare and other pensions came to about 2000 crores. The bills pending payment to contractors amounted to Rs. 3000 crores.

Mr. Vijayan announced that the government would fulfil the promise to set up a State Civil Service Cadre. Administration would be decentralised effectively.  All petitions would be responded to in 30 days.

He said that the government proposed to solve the Mullaperiyar issue through talks.

He denied the accusation that the Sports Minister E. P. Jayarajan had not humiliated Kerala Sports Council president Anju Bobby George.  

He had asked her about her expenses by way of air fare. That would not amount to misbehaviour, he said.