Agartala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that Tripura is turning into a new hub of business and industry as well as a trade corridor, while launching key initiatives in Tripura today.
PM Modi inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport and launched key initiatives like Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said the India of the 21st century will move forward by taking everyone along with the spirit of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, and Sabka Prayas.
“Unbalanced development where some states lag behind and people deprived of even some basic facilities is not good. This is what the people of Tripura have seen for decades, he said.
PM attacks previous regimes
PM Modi recalled the times of relentless corruption and governments with no vision or intention of the development of the state. The current regime came up with the Mantra of HIRA - H to Highway, I to Internet way, R to railways and A to Airways - for improving the connectivity in Tripura. He added that today Tripura is strengthening and expanding its connectivity on the basis of the HIRA model.
Commenting on the new airport, the prime minister said, “The airport is a blend of Tripura’s culture, natural beauty and modern facilities. The airport will play a big role in enhancing air connectivity in the North East. Work is going on in full earnest to make Tripura the gateway to the northeast. Road, rail, air and water connectivity infrastructure is getting unprecedented investment. This is turning Tripura into a new hub of business and industry as well as a trade corridor”, he said.
Governor of Tripura, Satyadeo Narain Arya, Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb, Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma, and MoS Pratima Bhoumik were among those present on the occasion.
Praising Tripura’s record and the role of Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in taking the welfare schemes to the people, the Prime Minister lauded the state and the Chief Minister for launching Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana which is aimed to fulfil the Prime Minister’s vision which he articulated from the ramparts of the Red Fort, of taking the schemes to people and reaching the saturation of the coverage.
“The scheme will promote tap water for every household, housing, Ayushman coverage, insurance cover, KCC and roads leading to enhanced confidence in the rural population. The Prime Minister appreciated the Chief Minister for working to change the definitions to improve the coverage of PMAY. This has resulted in 1.8 lakh families getting pucca houses of which 50 thousand houses have already been given for possession in the state”, PM Modi said.
He also praised Chief Minister Deb saying that he brought ground realities of poverty before the central government and facilitated amendments in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana rules, eventually reaching housing benefits to over 1.8 lakh poor people in the state.
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