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United News of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Tripura CM orders inquiry against DM for his alleged misconduct with elected representative
Agartala, May 27 (UNI) Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday asked Chief Secretary J K Sinha to initiate an inquiry into the alleged misconduct of District Magistrate of Gomati Tarit Kanti Chakma with Chief Executive Member of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) Purna Chandra Jamatia and founder of BJP's ally TIPRA Motha and royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman on Sunday night. Pradyot alleged that DM Chakma refused to meet him despite his repeated requests to discuss an emergent issue of a distant tribal village. The incident has triggered sharp political reactions, with opposition parties slamming the bureaucrat and alleging bureaucracy is overpowering the legislators in the state. 'I have been calling him for a month, but he didn't have the courtesy to pick up the call or to get back. Finally, we went to his quarters while returning from the village. He refused to meet us, and his security people told us, DM advised us to meet him in the office with the proper appointment, which is derogatory and a sign of arrogance,' Pradyot said. The Chief Minister's Office stated that, after returning from Delhi, the CM summoned the Chief Secretary and instructed him to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter and submit a report at the earliest. Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury criticised Chakma's conduct, claiming both Pradyot and he had made several attempts to meet the DM, all of which were allegedly ignored. 'They were compelled to go meet him at an inconvenient hour because he refused to engage during official time. Yet, even then, he turned them away. At the very least, he could have asked them to come later. This reeks of British-era bureaucratic arrogance,' Chaudhury said, recalling his own negative experiences with the officer. Congress MLA Sudip Roy Barman also backed Pradyot, alleging a troubling trend of 'officer raj' in the state. 'The DM told his security personnel to inform Pradyot that he would not meet at home and only entertain meetings at the office. This kind of attitude from a public servant is unacceptable. DMs are duty-bound to listen to elected representatives, especially on matters of public interest,' Barman said. UNI BB ARN GNK 1448
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Pradyot discusses investment proposals for TTAADC at investors summit in Delhi
Agartala: Tripura's royal descendant and BJP govt ally founder, Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, announced on Saturday his participation in discussions regarding investments in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) during the 'Rising Northeast Investors Summit 2025' held in New Delhi, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee. "Had a very productive meeting with Mukesh Ambani , chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries, and Harshavardhan Neotia, chairman of Ambuja Cement. Quite a few investments have been proposed, and many of them will focus on the tribal areas," he said. Speaking about northeast India's economic prospects, Pradyot said if the region achieves even half of its potential through the summit, it would establish itself as a significant economic centre both nationally and internationally. Reiterating PM Narendra Modi's 'Act East' policy, Pradyot said, "It's about actively engaging with the east, not merely looking eastward. If the northeast is connected to this dynamic region, it will benefit not only the northeast but the entire country."
Hindustan Times
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Tripura to introduce biometric attendance system in govt-run tribal hostels
Agartala, The Tripura Tribal Welfare department will introduce biometric attendance system in all government-run tribal hostels to closely monitor the presence of students, an official said on Monday. The Tribal Welfare department runs 164 tribal hostels, while 43 hostels are functioning under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council . The state government spends ₹80 crore annually for running these hostels. "Tribal Welfare minister Bikash Debbarma held a review meeting recently to check the functioning of tribal hostels. In the meeting, a number of decisions were taken to streamline the system to provide better facilities to the students," Tribal Welfare department Director Subhasish Das told PTI. He said the biometric attendance will be introduced in all hostels which function under the direct control of the department. "The boarders need to use biometric attendance system twice a day - morning and evening. This will not only help the department to maintain transparency in attendance but also check the alleged malpractice in running the hostels," Das said. The biometric system will be introduced in TTAADC and NGO-run hostels in the second phase, he said, adding initiatives have been taken to develop a dedicated software for this purpose. Das said the department which spends ₹80 per day per student on food, has proposed the government to increase the food money to ₹120 in view of the price rise. Out of 164 hostels, smart class facilities will be introduced in 100 hostels in the first phase so that the students residing in the hostels can get online classes to be controlled from a centralised mechanism in Agartala, he said. The department will provide digital library facility with 5G Internet connection to all hostels so that students could get the best possible facilities in their hostel, he said, adding solar lighting system will also be provided to hostels. Das said steps are being initiated to introduce clean and green awards to hostels at subdivision, district and state level for maintaining cleanliness and greenery. He said the department has already proposed to the government to appoint superintendent for all the hostels to manage them efficiently.
