Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday said his
government has been working on a series of “realistic plans” and
programmes to ensure jobs for unemployed youths in the state since the BJP-IPFT government came to power in March last year.
MLA Ranjit Das moved a reference period notice during the state
assembly’s ongoing session today and requested a statement on ‘practical
plans’ of the government to ensure employment generation for unemployed
youths of the state.
In his response, Chief Minister Deb, who also holds charge of
Employment Services & Manpower Planning Department, said his
government has introduced a ‘fair employment policy’ soon after assuming
office to rule out nepotism, corruption and irregularities in the
government recruitment process.
“All youths of the state will be benefitted by this decision. We have
already recruited 983 teachers through the Teachers’ Eligibility Test
conducted through the Teachers’ Recruitment Board in the education
department. Other departments are also working on necessary recruitment
processes,” Deb said.
The CM laid stress on utilising tourism potential to create ample
jobs for youths in Tripura. He criticised erstwhile Left Front
government for failing to make proper use of tourism and said his
government is taking steps to explore spiritual tourism, heritage
tourism and ecotourism.
Deb also said unemployed youths are benefitting from job fairs
organised under National Career Service Scheme, unskilled labourers are
drawing benefit from MGNREGA. He added that aspiring youths are being
given training under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushal Yojana, and
loans are being granted for small, micro and medium enterprises.
He also mentioned 2014 vacancies in Tripura State Rifles (TSR), which
would be filled up to raise two additional India Reserve (IR)
battalions of the counter-insurgency force.
Referring to a Land Custom Station (LCS) which would be set up at
Sonamura in Sepahijala district, 50 km from here, and a food park to be
set up at Khayerpur Tulakona, Deb said that many employment
opportunities would be created.
The chief minister also said efforts are being taken to develop
Tripura as an Information Technology (IT) Hub, which would generate
employment avenues.
Meanwhile, Principal Secretary Kumar Alok recently issued an official
note saying steps would be taken to build an IT Hub having a
multi-storey tower on the plot of former Agartala Central Jail.
