Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday said various programmes mentioned in the Vision Document, which was released on the eve of Tripura Assembly Polls in 2018, are being implemented in the state on priority basis.

 

Deb came out with the statement after taking a thorough review of the Vision Document at the civil secretariat. He passed an instruction to the officials concerned for speedy completion of the ongoing works.

 

In the two-day meeting, the Chief Minister reviewed the achievements of the various departments in implementing the promises made in the Vision Document as well as the future work plan.

 

Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma, Chief Secretary Kumar Alok and other officials were present in the review meeting.

 

Taking part in the discussion, secretary of the Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare department- Apurba Roy said the state government is working with the target to increase the farmers’ monthly income to Rs. 13,590 by the next financial year 2022-23.

 

He apprised the Chief Minister that the farmers’ income had already increased from Rs. 6580 per month in 2015-16 to Rs. 11,096 in the current financial year.

 

As mentioned in the Vision Document, initiatives were made to set up 23 Krishak Bandhu Kendras covering all sub-divisions, Roy informed the Chief Minister, adding that 23 Krishan Bandhu Kendras were already introduced.

 

To double the farmers’ income, the Horticulture department had taken various steps for quality production and marketing of the Queen variety of pineapple. In the past two and a half years, 6000 MP Queen pineapples were exported to Dubai and Qatar including some states of the country, he said.

 

The Health secretary informed the meeting that initiatives were already taken to set up Ayush Hospital in every district. Besides, efforts were being made to upgrade and strengthen the primary health centres and other health facilities across the state, he said.

 

The Chief Minister emphasized on regular follow up of the programmes by the concerned departments for timely completion of the works.

 

In the review meeting, the principal secretaries and secretaries of Education, health, Social Welfare and Social Education, Industries and Commerce, Information and Technology, Rural Development, PWD, Police, Labour, Law, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Cooperative and other department held threadbare discussions on the work plans.