Puducherry, Jan 26  (BPNS)

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor, Tamillisai Sounderarajan has unfurled the National flag nine minutes behind schedule at the Rajbhavan. This was due to the fact that she had to unfurl the national flag at Telengana and rush to Puducherry as Tamilisai Sounderrajan is holding the charge of Governor of  Telengana and Puducherry.

The Lieutenant Governor inspected a guard of honour,  presented awards and medals, and took salute to march pasts of various contingents.

Tamilisai Soundararajan presented President’s police medal for meritorious service to Superintendent of Police ,R. Mohankumar, Sub Inspectors of Police, P. Bhaskaran and V .Soundarsanane. The Puducherry Lt Governor also gave away the Union Home Minister’s Police medal for excellence in police training to S. Ezhumalai, a police constable.

The Lieutenant Governor said that the state government was taking earnest steps for the overall development of Puducherry. She said that with the cooperation of the Central government and the cooperation of the people of Puducherry, the present government will march on.

She called upon the people to provide support to the Governments at the Centre and state to eradicate the pandemic.     The Lieutenant Governor who is also a medical doctor said that Covid adversity was converted into an opportunity in the Union Territory of Puducherry to bring in a vast improvement to the health and medical infrastructure in the UT of Puducherry.

The Lieutenant Governor also said that industrial development is being promoted in Puducherry for increasing employment opportunities and economic development in UT.

She said that steps are being taken to obtain financial assistance from National Cooperative Development Corporation to upgrade cooperative stores to supermarkets.

Later Chief Minister N. Rangasamy later hoisted the national flag at Puducherry legislative assembly premises.