₹1,300 crore allocation for development of indigenous communities, health scheme for all government employees, digital library at a cost of ₹40 crore and retirement age hike for Tripura State Rifles (TSR) troops by three years are some of the salient features of ₹26,892.67 crore tax-free budget for 2022-23 fiscal presented on the first day of the Budget session here on Thursday.
State’s Finance Minister Jishnu Debbarman in his Budget speech also proposed to increase the monthly social allowance from ₹1,000 to ₹2,000. He said the increase would benefit 3.81 lakh beneficiaries in the State.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb congratulated the Finance Minister for presenting a pro-people Budget and claimed it covered important aspects of the ‘Vision Document’ that the BJP had released ahead of the Assembly elections in 2018. He said the proposal to raise the number of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated Vidyajyoti Schools under Mission 100 would establish a quality education system in the Tripura.
