‘Centre will support setting up tribal, petrochemical varsities’

VISAKHAPATNAM: Central Labour Board chairman V Jayaprakash Narayan said that the central government would extend its full support in establishing tribal and petrochemical universities.

Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said that the central government has sanctioned 10,000 crore for construction of jetties and spent 30,000 crore on development of national highways in the state.

He alleged that the state government has been misusing central funds, not paying contractors and suppressing opposition parties. He alleged that the state government is not paying salaries on time to employees and trying to suppress protests by employees.