Agartala, Nov 25: About three months ahead of Tripura assembly elections, the state has got sanction for increased allocation of over Rs 700 Cr under the scheme for various projects during the current financial year 2022-23.
A press statement issued here said, Deputy Chief Minister, Jishnu Dev Varrna today attended the pre-budget consultation meeting of Nirmala Saharaman, Union Finance Minister in New Delhi and thanked her for giving a growth-oriented last budget of financial Year 2022-23 which focused on Infrastructure, Productivity, Energy Transition, with the overarching aim of increasing Capital investment and Inclusive Development in the post pandemic recovery phase.
He especially thanked her for increasing the allocation under ‘Scheme for Financial Assistance to States for Capital Investment’ by over six-fold to Rs. 1 lakh Crore. Tripura has got an allocation of over Its 700 Cr under the scheme for various projects during the current financial year 2022-23.
Deputy CM submitted following main demands for kind consideration of the Union Finance Minister in the upcoming Union Budget of 2023-24:
1) Setting up of AIIMS like Institution in Agartala Government Medical College Hospital Complex. The proposal will immensely benefit the people of the region by offering them premier healthcare facilities and promoting health tourism.
2) AllocatIon of Rs. 414 Croce for establishment of Dental College In AganaIa. State Government has already decided to set up a Dental College in Agartala
3) Grant of Rs 500 Cr for Sixth Schedule Area: A special financial package of Its 500 Cr may be provided for accelerating all round and inclusive development of areas under the ‘Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council’
4) Setting up of an Integrated plant for production of Grey Fertilizer and Green Hydrogen in partnership with the Government of India. The plant will use emerging green technologies for producing grey fertilizer and green hydrogen using abundant natural gas and clean energy sources In the State.
5) Funding support of Rs 100 Cr for Solar Microgrids In rural and tribal areas. Tripura has taken a leapfrog in the use of renewable energy especially solar micro grid systems for lighting peoples houses in rural especially tribal areas. These efforts have been recognized by the Prime Minister through ‘Mann ki Baal and ‘Beneficiary Interaction’ programs State Government plans to connect all the tribal hamlets (still to be connected through grid power), with solar micro grids in next two to three years with an investment of Rs 100 Cr.
6) Dhaka (Bangladesh) • Aganala (India) Air connectivity. The State Government is providing Viability Gap Fund (VGF) for starting air connectivity from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Agartala. Government of India is requested to provide Viability Gap Funding for starting ‘Agartala-Dhaka’ flight to increase trade, tourism and cultural lies between two countries
7) Construction of alternate railway lines, one between Pechanhal-Kailasahar-Clharmanagar and another between Belonla-Sabroom-Kailasahar for easy inurement of goods and people in these areas
8) Allocation of Rs. 200 Cr for establishment of National Law University in Tripura.
