Agartala Tripura India January 4 ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the previous CPI M government in Tripura for the rampant corruption and resisiting the devlopment of the state, saying that under the BJP-led government Tripura will be transformed as a gateway to connectivity in the Northeast.
The Prime Minister said after inaugurating the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Mumbai, the vehicle of corruption had trampled the development works in the state. The people of Tripura were ignored for decades. The previous government had no vision for the state. I had assured the HIRA model of development in the state. H-highways, I- internet way, R-railways, A-airport. We're working to develop Tripura as the gateway to connectivity in the Northeast. Tripura is now a trade corridor in the region. PM Modi said several initiatives connected by rail and road have started transforming the region.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Tripura's Agartala and also launched key initiatives: Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools in the state.
The Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Deb Burman were present at the event.
The Prime Minister's Office PMO said the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport, built at a cost of about 450 crore, is a state of art building spread over 30,000 square meters with modern facilities and is supported by the latest IT network-integrated system. The Prime Minister's intention to provide modern facilities at all airports across the country is an effort in the development of the new terminal building.
Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools aims to improve the quality of education in the state by converting 100 existing High School Secondary Schools to Vidyajyoti schools with state of art facilities and quality education. The PMO stated that the project will cover about 1.2 lakh students from nursery to class XII and will cost around 500 crores in the next three years.
Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana aims to achieve the benchmark standards for service delivery in core development sectors at the village level. The key sectors selected for the Yojana are household tap connections, domestic electricity connections, all-weather roads, functional toilets for every household, recommended immunization for every child, participation of women in self help groups, etc. The scheme is expected to incentivize the villages for meeting the benchmark standards for service delivery in different sectors and induce a sense of healthy competition among the villages to improve service delivery at grassroot level.