He said capital expenditure of 1.84 per cent of GDP in 2017-18 was less than 1.86 per cent in the current fiscal.
allocation for key sectors like health and education. He said capital expenditure of 1.84 per cent of GDP in 2017-18 was less than 1.86 per cent in the current fiscal.
The CPI(M) leader also referred to the Economic Survey to say that there will be a decline in farm growth and joblessness and attacked the government for not passing the benefit of low global crude prices to the people.
As against a Schedule Caste population of 16.6 per cent, the budget allocation for their welfare was just 2 per cent, while for 8.6 per cent ST population, the outlay was just 1.48 per cent. The CPI(M) member also demanded that the Women Reservation Bill must be tabled in Lok Sabha at the earliest.
Mithun Reddy (YSR Congress) said the government must fulfil the promises made during reorganisation of Andhra Pradesh and sought declaring it as a special category state.
Reddy, Karunakaran and a number of other MPs also raised the issue of farm distress and many of them demanded total loan waiver for farmers.
Sharad Tripathi (BJP) took a potshot at the Congress for calling the government a "suit-boot sarkar" and said "those known for suitcase brand of politics are now talking about suit-boot ki sarkar. Does a son from a poor family not have the right to wear a suit? He (Modi) is drawing respect across the world. Why can't he wear a suit."
He also attacked the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh for "failing" to implement various centrally sponsored schemes in the state.
Mohammad Ashraf Haq (Cong) said the country cannot embark on the path of growth and development without taking the Muslim community along. (More)
(This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)
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