02-07-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Rs 141.82 cr sanctioned for tribal welfare under DAJGUA
Agartala, July 2 (UNI) The Centre has sanctioned Rs 141.82 crore under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) for Tripura, which has been implemented across 392 revenue villages of the state to facilitate tribal welfare.
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath said today that the amount was sanctioned last year for development activities in the next five years.
An amount of Rs 81.69 crore has been allocated for the construction of 20 new hostels, two Multi-Purpose Marketing Centres (TMMC), renovation of 16 hostels attached to Ashram, Government, Residential Schools, and establishment of nine Barmadhikar (FRA) Cells.
Additionally, Rs 14.28 crore has been approved for the construction of 119 Anganwadi Centres, Rs 1.12 crore for fish farming in 28 hectares of water bodies, hostels under Samaras Shiksha Abhiyan, Rs 2.36 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, and Rs 42.37 crore for providing electricity connections to 7,677 households and 512 public places.
The minister further said that the present government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is working for the development of the tribal community. The PM has announced the PM Janman scheme. The government is focused on the upliftment and development of tribal people, which is why this movement is underway.
Earlier, there were hardly any schools, but now you will find many—English medium schools, pre-primary, LKG, and UKG, Nath said and added. 'We are working to provide better quality education, and that's why we are stressing students' development. They are the future of the country.'
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