TMC releases poll manifesto, will replicate Bengal model of development in Tripura
Trinamool Congress on Sunday released their poll manifesto by replicating the West Bengal model of development with bunch of assurances, but cannot clarify how they will form the next Tripura government as they contesting only in 28 seats, whereas the majority mark for Tripura assembly is 31.
Addressing a press conference here at party’s state office on Sunday afternoon and released the election manifesto in presence of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, Industry and Commerce Minister Shashi Panja, party's Tripura unit president Pijush Kanti Biswas, Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev and state in-charge Rajib Banerjee.
Bratya Basu highlighted the various welfare schemes that have been executed in West Bengal and said they will be implemented in Tripura if the party comes to power.
Over the questions on formation of the next government in Tripura, the TMC leaders said that pre-poll politics and post-poll politics are different and they are hopeful that TMC will be able to implement the West Bengal model of development.
The party said it would undertake a zero tolerance policy against corruption in the state by setting up a vigilance committee in order to improve transparency in governance.
The manifesto noted that a police commissionerate would be set up in Agartala, entrusted with state-wide law enforcement, with 77 police stations under its jurisdiction.
TMC leaders promised that 2 lakh government jobs would be created over the next 5 years with 50,000 jobs to be created in the first year and they also said a monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000 would be given to 1 lakh unemployed youth each year along with financial assistance of Rs. 1000 to each retrenched 10, 323 teachers till their final reinstatement of jobs.
Promising to set up "Lakshmir Bhandar", the TMC leaders said that the basic income support would be extended to female heads of all households in Tripura -- a monthly assistance of Rs 500 to families belonging to the general category and Rs 1,000 to families belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories.
The Trinamool Congress manifesto also promised to set up a Skill University in the state to enhance vocational skills and employability of youth. The party said that seats in teacher training institutes would be doubled to 800 to mitigate teacher shortages in schools across the state.
They also promised Rs 10,000 annual financial assistance to 2.4 lakh farmers and free loans up to Rs 10 lakh at an interest rate of 4 per cent to support students pursuing higher education.
The party also promised to set up fair-price pharmacies in every block to ensure round the clock availability of quality medicines, consumables, surgical items, implants with 48 per cent to 67.25 percent discount over MRP to provide the utmost benefits to the patients.
Like in Bengal, the TMC, if it comes to power in Tripura, would hold 'Biannual Duare Sarkar' at gram panchayat and municipal ward levels to provide doorstep delivery of services and welfare schemes.
The party also said that 9,906 km of unsurfaced roads would be black-topped and all major arterial roads upgraded to all-weather roads for improved connectivity.
Apart from these, TMC also assured of introduction of student credit cards, competitive coaching centres in every subdivision etc.