CM Manik Saha meets Union Tribal Welfare Minister, seeks support from Centre

Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha called on Union Tribal Welfare Minister Arjun Munda in New Delhi and discussed socio-economical and educational issues, he said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister’s meeting with the Union Minister came a day after opposition leader Animesh Debbarma alleged a step motherly attitude towards Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

 “Met Hon’ble Union Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India Shri Arjun Munda Ji at his official residence in New Delhi”, Dr. Saha who is in Delhi posted on his official page. 

Dr Saha said, “We discussed various socio-economical and educational issues for the development of Janjati in Tripura. He has agreed to consider Tripura's request for setting up of 15 new Eklavya Model Residential schools and additional sanction of proposals under Article 275(1) for the tribal welfare.

At a press conference, Animesh Debbarma said the BJP-IPFT government has adopted a two-eyed policy while allocating central government funds between Gram Panchayats and Village Committees (TTAADC).

“While the outlay for Gram Panchayats is more, the allocation for Village Committees is less in flagship programmes like MGNREGA and PMAY. It should not be like this”, he said.