Agartala, May 4: Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has gotassurance of special package from Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitelyfor implementation of 7th central pay commission (CPC) for the stategovernment employees and some other development projects during hismeeting last evening at New Delhi.
According to report, Deb also demanded to consider the gap grant ofpre-devaluation of 14thFinance Commission for the state to tide overthe financial crisis besides; special packages for developmentprojects have been undertaken by the government.
Soon after assumed office chief minister in his first visit had soughta special package of Rs 20,000 Cr in which Rs 11000 Cr was over spentby previous government.
To implement 7th CPC the state government required Rs 1400 Cr extra annually
for about two lakhs employees and pensioners, officials stated.
“Jaitelyji had a patient hearing on the demand of additional fund toimplement the promises laid down in BJP’s vision document released byhim before assembly election,” Deb said, adding that finance ministerwas very much positive and sympathetic towards the demand of Tripuraand certainly something will happen soon.
The chief minister called on Rajnath Singh and discussed issuesrelated to strengthening of internal security and border management ofTripura following continuous incidences of cross border crimes andillegal narcotic business between two countries.
“We stressed on prioritizing border management to stop illegalmovement,” Deb said.
Also there has been discussion to facilitate clearance of movement ofheavy goods and equipment of various PSUs such as ONGC via AshuganjPort (Bangladesh) into Agartala directly to the go downs as per theprotocol adopted for FCI in 2015 under which it was permitted to take good carriers though prescribed routes up to the go downs.
The chief minster argued that the proposed transportation system wouldnot only save the time also reduce transportation costs required fortransshipment at the Integrated Check Post (ICP). Deb will also assumeto take up the matter in the meeting of NE Chief Ministers with UnionExternal Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj today on pushing up Act EastPolicy.
Deb however, held meeting with Chief Managing Directors (CMD) ofNational Building Construction Company Ltd (NBCC), ONGC, DirectorGeneral of Software Technology Park of India (STPI) and ChiefExecutive Officer (CEO) of MyGov and asked them to speed up theprojects implemented by them in the state and also to increase theirCSR activities in Tripura to supplement the development initiatives ofthe government.
Apart from that, NBCC has been requested to partner in setting up ofIndian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Tripura and toundertake re-development plan of Kunjaban Township area in Agartala on PPP model.
Chief minister Deb further requested Director General of STPI to set up third Software Technology Park in Agartala apart from theexisting two units as assured by IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
CM apprised him that about 1.4 acre of land for construction of third STPI building will be provided by the state. During the meeting with Arvind Gupta, CEO, MyGov, Deb requested theuse of the digital platform of MyGov for Tripura to take the messageof the Prime Minister across the world. UNI
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