The UPA Government was served yet another "charge-sheet" by the Tamil Nadu Government which blamed the former for the State's slow economic growth. "The global economic downtrend and the resultant domestic slowdown fuelled by the faulty macro-economic policies of the Central Government affected growth in Tamil Nadu," said K Rosaiah, Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Rosaiah, a former CM of Andhra Pradesh-turned-Governor was delivering customary address to Tamil Nadu legislative Assembly. The Governor also exposed the lacuna in the much publicised National Food Security Act, which the UPA Government claims as its flagship programme.

While appreciating the excellent works put up by the State Govt led by J Jayalalithaa to revive the economic and social growth of the State, the Governor listed the follies and faux pas committed by the Union Government which resulted in the economic progress of Tamil Nadu getting retarded.

The deficit of rainfall in the North East Monsoon in 2013 has sent alarm bells across the Fort Saint George (the headquarters of TN Government). This was reflected in the Governor's address who blasted the Centre  for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board and the Cauvery water regulation Committee for the effective implementation of the final order of the Cauvery water Dispute Tribunal.

"Despite repeated efforts by the Chief Minister, the Government of India is yet to constitute the Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee to ensure effective implementation of the final order of the Cauvery water disputes tribunal. In the absence of Cauvery Management Board, the attempt made by Karnataka to rejuvenate river Arkavati and modernise Hemavathy canals is a violation of the final order of the Cauvery water disputes tribunal. The State Government had approached the Supreme Court for a direction to Government of India to forthwith constitute the Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee," said the Governor.

He also came down heavily on the National Food Security Act, which the UPA Government claims as its most important achievement. "The National Food Security Act enacted by the UPA Government will not achieve the goal of food security effectively. lack of long term guarantees on pricing of food grains, limited coverage of the urban population, lack of clear guidelines for identification of eligible households are issues with the National Food Security Act which could compromise the desired outcome," said the Governor.

He also said the 14th Finance Commission which visited the State recently was told by the Chief Minister that the fundamental imbalance in the constitutional scheme in the sharing of resource rising powers and of responsibilities for service delivery should be addressed in a fair and transparent manner.