Hard tasks ahead for the UDF Government-to-be

Kottayam: The Finance Minister of the coming UDF Government in Kerala has a formidable task to keep the treasury running all the days of the year, for the simple reason that CPM’s Finance Minister Dr Thomas Isaac was capable enough to see that the treasury was not closed for a single day during his five-year tenure.

During that time the UDF leaders used to say that the Government of India was flush with funds and these were flowing to the state profusely. Now the Congress-led UDF Government cannot blame anyone else if it won’t be able to finance the day-to-day running as well as implementing various projects. The government has to find funds one way or the other.

Likewise, regarding the Electricity portfolio, power cut and load shedding were not that rampant.Power Minister A.K.Balan had somehow managed to serve the people’s need of electricity.

Education sector is a ticklish domain which would provide a lot of problems which are sensitive.

Civil Supplies could be a difficult terrain, for the UDF government has to supply rice at one rupee per kilogramme.

Would the government have enough time to deal with the people’s problems when it would engross itself to keep the political flock together?