Focus of the Tripura government is on all-round development: PM

By  Firstdespatch Desk   Dec 18, 2022

Agartala, Dec 18 (FD) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the focus of the government is on all-round development of Tripura and the projects launched will give a fillip to the northeastern state's growth trajectory.

      Addressing a public rally here, Modi said that cleanliness became a mass movement in the last five years and, as a result, Tripura emerged as the cleanest among small states of the country.

      “Over 2 lakh poor families are getting their own homes today and the majority of them are mothers and sisters of Tripura,” he said.

      From the rally ground, the Prime Minister launched the "Grih Pravesh" programme for more than two lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban and Rural - schemes.

      Thousands of crores of rupees are being spent on connectivity and infrastructure projects in the state, he said.

Tripura is emerging as the new gateway of trade in the North-East, which would be connected with Thailand, Myanmar and other countries, Modi said.

Tripura is becoming a logistic hub in the North-East, he added. FD JK