Facilities like housing, health, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, road connectivity will be provided in all colonies of tea garden workers' at the cost of the state government

The state government is providing social pension and health insurance to eligible persons

Students studying at the National Forensic Science University will definitely get the benefit of studying at this institute in their career and through this university the development of the entire region will also begin

The Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah, today laid the foundation stone and performed the Bhumi Pujan of the new campus of the National Forensic Sciences University in Agartala, in  Tripura, and also inaugurated a Women’s Empowerment Campaign and the Chief Minister Shramik Kalyan Prakalp. Several dignitaries including the Tripura Chief Minister, Biplab Kumar Deb, Deputy Chief Minister, Jishnu Dev Burman, Union Minister Pratima Bhowmik and Union Home Secretary were present on the occasion.

    In his address, the Union Home and Cooperation Minister said today all of us have gathered here for three events; the Foundation stone of the National Forensic Science University Campus and Bhoomi Pujan, four years of the Tripura government is being completed today and Chief Minister Biplab Deb and Deputy Chief Minister, Jishnu Dev have done very good work. He said that today the 2022 Women’s Empowerment Policy is being announced for the women of Tripura, apart from this the Shramik Kalyan Prakalpa which is the dream project of the Chief Minister is also being announced. He said that under the leadership of Shri Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister Biplab Dev has worked to change the 50 year history of Tripura in four years. I first came to Tripura in 2015 and whenever I used to come to see Maa Tripura Sundari, I used to pray that Mother should provide such a government to this State, which will make the State free from terrorism and drugs, and move it forward on the path of development . He congratulated the  Chief Minister for the roads, lights and infrastructure that the Tripura Government has built in four years, upto the Bangladesh border, which shows that a lot for the development has taken place in Tripura.

    
Shri Amit Shah said the foundation stone of National Forensic Science University has been laid today. This National Forensic Sciences University has its first campus in the North East and this is a huge step for youth and girls that after completing their studies here, job opportunities will be created for them. He said that the Gujarat Forensic Science University was established when he was the Home Minister of Gujarat. Shri Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of the State at that time. Now Shri Modi is the Prime Minister and he is the Home Minister. Efforts were made to convert the Gujarat Forensic Science University into a National Forensic Science University to give equal rights to students of all States to study there.

    The Union Home Minister said that in the North East, where we are fighting extremism and infiltration, we are facing problems like narcotics and cyber attacks, therefore at that time the National Forensic Science University campus is very important in itself. Many undergraduate and post graduate courses such as Ground Forensics, DNA Forensics, Life Line Forensics, Counterfeiting Investigation, Cyber Crime, Narcotics Forensics, Drug Analysis Science, Criminology, Forensic Investigation will be available here. Children and teaching professors will also come out from here. And the entire North East will hugely benefit. He said that after four to five years, 3000 to 4000 students would be making their future and at that time imagine what this area would be like because coming to the university will lead to development of the whole area.

    The Union Home and Cooperation Minister said that today is International Women's Day and on this day the Tripura Government has announced an action plan for women’s empowerment. The state government has decided that women will get 33 percent reservation in all State government jobs, women will also get reservation in higher educational institutions, women seeking admission in institutions of national importance, if they have to take loan, then Government of India will also provide 3 percent interest on loans to women seeking admission in institutions of national importance. The Biplav Deb government has made reservation of 50 percent of shops for women in all government markets and shopping complexes being built. 50 percent amount has been reserved for women entrepreneurs in Venture Capital Fund, which will encourage women startups.

    Shri Amit Shah said that under the women's welfare campaign which has been started by the Chief Minister today, every women in Tripura will be benefitted. He said that Tripura traditionally has 54 tea estates, 21 tea processing factories and about 60,000 tea garden families of which 75 percent are women. The government has come up with a scheme to provide land for house to families with sole proprietorship land working in tea gardens. We have also brought in a policy to set up tea gardens by giving land on leasehold basis to tea garden cooperatives. It has also been decided to give Priority Household Ration Card to each household on the basis of eligibility. Facilities like housing, health, sanitation, drinking water, electricity, road connectivity will be provided in all the tea garden workers' colonies, for which the cost will be borne by the State Government. The State Government is also working to provide social pension and health insurance to eligible persons.

    The Union Home Minister said students studying at the National Forensic Sciences University will definitely receive the benefit of this institution through a bright future and through this university, the development of the entire region will also begin.

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