Sir, in the case of Centre State economic relations, it is high time that we make a fresh look. More devolution of Central funds and grants are required for States to tide over their financial difficulties. The issue is being deliberated by the 13th Finance Commission and it awards for the next five years are yet to come. Meanwhile the Government should enter into a discussion with the states to meet the challenges of the financial crisis that has affected our country also. Sir, the union government should raise the borrowal limits of states to allow them more public spending. The Government should also come out with a rehabilitation package for the NRI's who are coming back from abroad, from the Gulf, America and European countries due to loss of jobs consequent to the financial crisis. The States would not be able to cope up with this problem on their own and so liberal assistance from the Central Government must come. Sir, in the education sector, Government should start more centres of higher learning, specially in the technical side. The long standing demand of Kerala State for an IIT, has been subjected even in this budget. Kerala's just demand, considering the studies the State made in the education sector and the educational manpower it produces and "Export" and provide for the countries development, for an IIT to further upgrade and to rectify its deficiencies in technical institutes of excellence, the denial of which has been a matter of great disappointment for the people of Kerala. Sir, I rise to support the Interim General Budget, 2009-10 presented by the hon. Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. It is a pro-aam aadmi budget. As the Finance Minister said, all this has been made possible with guidance of UPA Chairperson.
