Who can make a difference?

In the year 2010, Agartala has witnessed the visit of Her Excellency the President of India Shrimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil and is looking forward towards the visit of the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. What is coming out of the unprecedented coordination during the past few years between the State and the Union Govt. along with the ongoing contribution of the people of Tripura is going to mark the beginning of a fresh development initiative.

• Attainment of 100% literacy and expansion of higher education facilities
• Development of infrastructure including transport facilities
• Development of rubber and tea industries as well as other agricultural activities
• Self-sufficiency in production of meat, egg, fish and milk
• Setting up of medium and large scale industries based on natural gas
• Growth in tourism and hotel industry along with import and export business
• Providing safe drinking water, sewerage and sanitation, solid waste management and drainage
• Sharing security concerns between India and Bangladesh
• Development of Indo-Bangladesh rail network while giving priority to trade and commerce
• Transform Agartala into a business hub of the North-Eastern region

In spite of a high literacy percentage (73.2% as per 2001 census), the educated people of this State are not able to find proper employment opportunities due to which a large number of them are relocating to other parts of the country or abroad. Improving the economic growth of the State while generating employment opportunities across various sectors for the young and qualified people is going to be the key challenge for the Govt. of Tripura in the coming years. Improved communications in every possible way between Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim along with West Bengal and neighbouring country Bangladesh is going to contribute towards the overall development of this part of India. Now, it is time for the people of Tripura to come forward and foster a liberal point of view on how to make a difference for the benefit of everyone.