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Left's bad legacy hindering Tripura's growth: CM
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Sujit Chakraborty | 10 Mar, 2020
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday claimed that the
previous Left Front government's "terrible legacies of corruption,
misgovernance and party domination" over 25 years were major hindrances
for the BJP- led government's developmental efforts.
Despite the
erstwhile Left government's "all-round non-performance", Tripura under
his government would become a model state in three years since the state
had gained leading position on many counts in the last two years, the
Chief Minister told IANS in an interview as his government completed two
years on Monday.
"In just two years, we made Tripura
corruption-free, removed middlemen's role, initiated online systems in
almost all public services to reach the doorsteps of people, reduce
crime, boost growth and per-capita income," he added.
To further
improve connectivity between land-locked Tripura and the rest of the
world, ambitious projects of railways, roadways, waterways, and airways
are under implementation, Deb added.
After completion of the
ongoing such projects either by year-end or early next year, all
northeastern states would benefit in terms of easier connectivity.
The
49-year-old Deb, the 11th Chief Minister of Tripura, claimed that
during the Left regime 'dal tantra' (party-run system) dominated in all
spheres, while 'ganatantra' (democracy) was non-existent.
"The
BJP-led government had to cope with Rs 12,902-crore loan burden left by
the previous Marxist government. We had to pay Rs 5.56 crore per day to
repay the loan along with interest," he added.
The BJP in
alliance with tribal-based Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT)
had won the Assembly polls two years ago, breaking the 25-year
uninterrupted rule of the Left Front led by Communist Party of
India-Marxist.
Highlighting his government's two-year
performance, Deb said that in 2017-18, Tripura's per capita income was
Rs 1.05 lakh. "Because of BJP regime's good governance, Tripura rose to
16th position from previous 21st position among 37 states and union
territories in the country."
According to Tripura Chief Minister,
Sikkim topped among the northeastern states in per capita income with
Rs 3.17 lakh while Tripura is now at the second position among the eight
northeastern states with Rs 1.54 lakh.
Deb claimed that after
the completion of the five-year term of the BJP-led government,
Tripura's per capita income would be Rs 2.26 lakh in 2022-23 and the
GSDP Rs 95,46,333 crore. The state's current GSDP is Rs 63,466 crore
against Rs 44,161 crore in 2017-18, when the Left Front was in power, he
said.
"The BJP government has taken several steps to boost the
state's economy by mobilising available resources. The total tax
collection has increased from Rs 1,915 crore in 2017-18 fiscal to Rs
2,338 crore in the current fiscal (2019-20), a net increase of 21.82 per
cent. National GST (Goods and Services Tax) collection is 3.7 per cent,
but in Tripura this is over 10 per cent."
Deb, who pledged to
make Tripura drugs-free, said that to save the young and future
generations from the menace, his government after assuming office on
March9, 2018 launched a war on drug trade, cultivation and smuggling.
"As
Tripura has taken a lead among northeastern states in curbing drug
menace, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asked governments in the
region to make northeast India a drugs-free are by 2022."
Deb,
who holds the Home portfolio, said that the conviction rate in Tripura
has increased to 47 per cent from 29 per cent and organised crime
against women reduced by 10 per cent in two years.
"Crime
against women in Tripura is 15 per cent less than the national average.
To empower the women, 10 per cent posts in police department have been
reserved for the women."
Deb said that the Tripura government had
introduced 21 new schemes and taken many steps in two years to improve
the quality of education, including introduction of NCERT (National
Council of Educational Research and Training) curriculum.
The
Chief Minister assured that his government would take steps to protect
the jobs of 10,323 Tripura government teachers recruited during the
previous government's tenure but now facing termination due to High
Court and Supreme Court verdicts.
Regarding the expansion of eight-member Tripura council of ministers, Deb said that it would be done in due course of time.
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