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Prof. Ramadass may continue his speech.

PROF. M. RAMADASS (PONDICHERRY): Sir, I rise to support the Private Member’s Resolution moved by Shri Sarbananda Sonowal on the growing incidence of regional imbalances in the country. I fully agree with the Resolution which has got three components. The first component is – there is increasing incidence of regional disparities in economic development in the country and these regional disparities are not desirable for the growth of a harmonious, federal development of the country and, therefore, the Government had to initiate important and significant measures to mitigate the regional disparities.

सभापति महोदय : इस रैज्योलूशन पर चर्चा का समय समाप्त हो चुका है। अभी सात माननीय सदस्य और बोलना चाहते हैं। यदि सदन की सहमति हो तो इसका समय थोड़ा और बढ़ा दिया जाए।

अनेक माननीय सदस्य : जी हां।

सभापति महोदय : ठीक है। The time is extended by one hour.

Prof. Ramadass, you may kindly continue and conclude also because you have already taken ten minutes[krr38] .

PROF. M. RAMADASS : Sir, I will take only five minutes. This is a very important subject. … (Interruptions) I am supporting this Resolution. In fact, every one of us will have to support it. The House should be unanimous in supporting the Resolution in the interest of the federal structure of this country. To take all the States together, this kind of a Resolution is necessary, and the Government should act with a resolve so that it is able to reduce these spatial inequalities, as they call it.

PROF. M. RAMADASS : Sir, I am concluding in a couple of minutes. Therefore, in conclusion, I must say that the Central Government must realise the gravity of the situation. It should realise that growing regional imbalances increase frustration among the people in different States. Fissiparous tendencies are developing in the country because of growing resentment among the people for various reasons whether it is the failure on the part of the State Government or the Central Government.

The people have a frustration that they are not able to develop as they have to suffer the miseries of poverty, unemployment, etc. Therefore, it is the duty of the UPA Government -- headed by an economist like Dr. Manmohan Singh -- to come out with imaginative measures to address this issue of regional imbalance. Once regional balance comes, then individual balances would automatically come, and disparities in the economy would disappear. Our goal of a socialist pattern of society would also be easily achieved, and heartiest happiness of the greatest numbers could be ensured.