Agartala, Oct 11: Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha today said that North Tripura district has been among the 100 districts selected across the country for agricultural development.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched three important schemes to increase the access of farmers in these selected districts to both long-term and short-term credit.

Dr. Saha said that the main objective of the initiative is to increase agricultural productivity, diversify crops, and promote sustainable farming methods.

He said this while attending the state-wide live broadcast of the launch of three agricultural welfare schemes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dr. Saha said that the Prime Minister launched this program on a historic day.
“Today is the birth anniversary of our two Bharat Ratnas, Jai Prakash Narayan and Nanaji Deshmukh. We should learn from our esteemed Prime Minister how to respect people. He is working tirelessly to improve the quality of life of farmers. Today, the Prime Minister inaugurated three schemes — PM Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana, National Mission on Pulses, and National Mission on Natural Farming. These schemes will bring new momentum to the agriculture and allied sectors to build a developed India and will help improve the quality of life of our brothers and sisters involved in agriculture. For this, I thank the Prime Minister on behalf of the people of Tripura and the state government,” said Dr. Saha.

He also mentioned that earlier GST had 4–5 stages, which have now been reduced to 5% and 18%.

“As a result, the prices of various agricultural products have come down. Our crop production has increased by about 40%.  One hundred districts across the country have been selected for the implementation of these projects, and among them, the North Tripura district has also been included. These districts have been chosen for development in areas such as productivity, irrigation systems, and the provision of agricultural credit. This project will run from 2025–26 to 2030–31,” he said.

Dr. Saha informed that under this project, special emphasis has been given to subsidies, infrastructure, agricultural loans, training facilities, and marketing of crops.

“The average production of food grains per hectare has increased in our state. North Tripura district has been selected as it is somewhat backward in this regard. Farmers of the North district will benefit from this initiative. Steps have been taken to ensure proper arrangements for crop storage at the block and village levels. Special importance has also been given to improving the irrigation system in agriculture,” he added.

Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath, MLA Mina Rani Sarkar, Acting Sabhadhipati of Paschim Tripura Zila Parishad Bishwajit Shil, Secretary of the Agriculture Department Apurba Roy, and other public representatives and senior officials were present as distinguished guests at the function organized on this occasion.