PATHANAMTHITTA: Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran has said that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government is committed to reviving the agriculture, health and education sectors, which have allegedly been the "most neglected" during the rule of the previous United Democratic Front (UDF) Government.

Inaugurating the `mandalam' convention of the All-India Youth Federation (AIYF) in Pandalam on Friday, the Minister said the State's agriculture sector would witness unprecedented development in the coming years.

He said the sizable allocation for agriculture in the State Budget coupled with the Central fund sought for various agriculture development schemes were a pointer to yet another `Green Revolution' in the offing in the State.

Mr. Ratnakaran alleged that the previous UDF Government was trying to withdraw from the key sectors of education and health so as to help `private profiteers' to start professional colleges and health care ventures that were out of the common man's reach.

Veteran trade union leader M. Sukumara Pillai delivered the keynote address. The AIYF district leaders A.M. Aji, S. Jayakumar and Maheshkumar spoke on the occasion.

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