By Firstdespatch Desk Sep 21, 2023
Agartala, Sept 21 (FD) Tripura Government has decided to launch Mukhyamantri Tribal Development Mission to uplift the socio-economic condition of the backward indigenous people, who constitute one third of the state’s estimated 40 lakh population.
This decision was approved in the meeting of the council of ministers on Wednesday night, state Tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury told reporters at the Civil Secretariat here today adding that Rs 30 crore would be spent in the first year which would be increased gradually every year.
The mission will focus on creating employment opportunities by enhancing the skills of the youth and creating other infrastructures like construction of new roads and creating facilities of drinking water in the tribal compact areas, in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).
Chowdhury said, it was the poll pledge of the BJP to undertake developments for the indigenous people and this scheme was aimed at giving a push to the development of the tribals in addition to the existing budgets for their developments.
He said the government has also decided to create as many as 125 posts for physical education teachers and 125 school librarians’ posts under the School Education department. These posts will be mainly recruited in schools under the ‘Vidyajyoti’ scheme, which aims to provide quality education to the students.
The minister further said that the cabinet gave its nod to fill 50 Group-C Supervisor vacancies in Janjati Kalyan Department and Scheduled Caste Welfare Department on fixed-pay basis. These supervisors will monitor the implementation of various schemes and programs for the welfare of the tribal and SC communities.
The cabinet also sanctioned 14 teaching posts in various subjects of Maharaja Bir Bikram University under the Department of Higher Education. This includes four professors, four associate professors and six assistant professors. In addition, 75 assistant professors will also be appointed in various subjects for general degree colleges of the state.
The minister announced that the cabinet decided to introduce an e-cabinet in the state to promote paperless administration.
“This is the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to create digital governance. The e-cabinet will enable faster and smoother decision-making processes by using online platforms and applications”, he said. FD JK