Deepinder Hooda for creating more jobs, increase MSP

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, MAY 8

 Congress MP Mr Deepender Singh Hooda today stressed for creating job opportunities for the youth, increasing Minimum Support Price (MSP) of the crops and sought inclusion of Haryana in Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and separate airport for the state.

            Mr Hooda was speaking in the Parliament today while participating in the budget debate.

            Mr Hooda said that Haryana state alone has contributed 900 crore more tax revenue than the collective tax revenue of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Jammu and Kashmir, yet the state does not have its airport. He said that Haryana was the only state in the country, which did not have its airport. He said that Haryana contributed highest per capita cess in the country, but the PMGSY funds had been withheld for the last three years. He demanded the release of the funds to the state. He said that revenue contribution for the states should be increased from 30 per cent to 50 per cent.

            While raising the issue of creating more jobs for the youth in the country, Mr Hooda said that the country's average age in 2020 will be 30 years and more job avenues should be created in the country. He said that our economic policies are Gross Development Product (GDP) growth oriented, but it should have goal of controlling inflation and job creation.

            Mr Hooda said that the MSP of the crops should be made dynamic and latest figures should be used for calculating it. He said that the MSP was declared earlier and the rates of DAP got increased after that, but that has not been taken into consideration. He also stressed for more fertilizer production in the country. In year 2000, China and India's production of fertilizer was same earlier, but it was now producing five times more fertilizer and we are depending on the imports, he further added.

            While praising the economic policies of the government, Mr Hooda said that the conditions at the international level were worse as the crude oil rates zoomed, there was a euro zone crisis, but the country has achieved good growth rate and it is expected to achieve growth rate of 7.5 per cent. He said that the public debt to GDP ratio has decreased from 75 per cent to 66 per cent which is a good indicator.