Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 30 (PTI) Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Thursday said that the state government was confident of implementing the financial packages unveiled by it a day ago and "will not run away from its obligations and assurances".

Balagopal said that the financial measures, including an increase in welfare pensions, higher honorariums for ASHA workers, and a new women's security scheme, were unveiled at a time when the state was facing economic constraints due to the financial restrictions by the central government.

"There will be a burden on the state following the new packages and it would be tough to implement them, but we are confident we can do it. We do not make promises or announcements that we cannot fulfil," the minister told a TV channel here.

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