Addressing journalists here, Rajaa, in response to a question, asked: “Where did money get? Is it internal development? We grew up in the sectors and TN represents 15% of the total factory workers in the country.” In addition, he said: “The guaranteed investments are up to around 11.32 Lakh crores. In the last 3 to 4 years only, around 35 employment possibilities have been created and it is according to data from the central government and the operating economy.” When the national growth rate is 6 to 7%, Tamil Nadu increased by 11.19%.
“The funds received by the Uttar Pradesh are the generosity of the government of the Union and it is not even that, these are the funds of the Tamil Nadu (tax contribution); the Uttar Pradesh lives its life from the funds of the Tamil Nadu and that is the truth.” When Tn gives a tax in tax, the state only returns 29 paisa in return and where is the rest? He goes to states like Uttar Pradesh. “They turn a story demanding a surplus of our funds and this assertion is wrong,” he said.
The Minister, while commenting on the difference between being a woman in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere in the country, said that in the North States, a woman is generally questioned only about her husband’s work.
Addressing an event in a female college renowned here, Rajaa told Tamil Nadu, however, the scenario is different. At Tamil Nadu alone, a woman is asked about her educational achievements and her work.
“This does not happen overnight, it took a century of work at least at Tamil Nadu,” he said, describing the work of the leaders of the Dravidian movement, notably Periyar EV Ramasamy.
Of all women working in factories across India in the organized sector, 43% are Tamil Nadu.
“This is an extremely proud number,” he said, adding, “the rest of India does not give enough importance to our women.”
