Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb launched Tripura Agar Policy 2021″ in a two-day buyer-seller meet on Agarwood of Tripura’ Tuesday. Union Minister for Industry and Commerce Piyush Goyal virtually attended. Besides, The state government has embarked on an ambitious plan to tap all the Agar related products and potentials and go for global marketing. According to a conservative estimate the Agar is expected to create a Rs 2000 cr market within years.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Forest Minister NC Debbarma, Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia, TIDC Chairman Tinku Roy and top level Officials including Chief secretary Kumar Alok were present. Agar growers of Tripura and producers as well as buyers of other states and abroad attended the Meet.
Soon after the meet the Chief Minister tweete : “Launched the “Tripura Agar Policy 2021” today (September 21). I am thankful to Hon’ble Union Minster Shri Piyush Goyal Ji for attending this event virtually & ensuring us all the support from the central govt. to promote Agarwood trade at the global level. We are committed to work hard and make Agartala the world capital of agarwood products as envisioned by Hon’ble Union Minister Shri. Piyush Goyal Ji in today’s Buyer and Seller Meet on the Agarwood Products.
“Much gratitude to Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji for directing all the concerned central ministries & departments to expedite our agarwood project. It is because of his foresightedness that today we have been able to bring our project to such a big level in such a short time”.
“Agartala gets its name from Agar tree, therefore it is our duty as well as privilege to promote the consumption of agarwood products on a global level under the able leadership of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji.”
In the meet the Union Minister for Industry and Commerce Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that Agarwood sector in the state of Tripura has the capacity to go beyond the doubling of farmers’ income in the state.
Goyal was virtually addressing the first ever two-day long buyer and seller meet on the Agarwood products of Tripura started from Tuesday. Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had chaired the meet and held series of discussion with the buyers and sellers to find out the feasibility of growing Agarwood sector in Tripura.
Goyal said, “Once the Union Ministry is accessed to the status of Agarwoods in Tripura, this can go long way towards grabbing the international market. As the Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dreamt of doubling farmers’ income, I believe this agarwood sector of Tripura can not only double the farmers’ income but it can go beyond.”
“This agarwood sector in fact can lead the state of Tripura grow the state’s economy as this has a huge market at international level too,” Goyal said.
Meanwhile, Goyal on Tuesday said that imposition of import restrictions on agarbatti has helped in promoting domestic manufacturing of these incense sticks at large scale. He said, “Both the agarwood and agarbatti manufacturing can also generate employment opportunities in Tripura at large.”
