Tripura CM completes 1 year in office, says govt working to

Asserting that the Tripura government is working toward fulfilling the poll pledges made before last year's Assembly elections, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said Saturday that steps are being taken to create jobs for youth and combat drug menace.

At a press meet here on the completion of one year of his government, Deb said the BJP-IPFT dispensation has provided benefits of 7th Central Pay Commission to the state government employees and raised social security pensions to Rs 1,000 per month, as promised in the BJP's vision document.

The CM also asserted that budgetary provisions have been made to distribute smart phones among youths.

"There is a notion that job means only government jobs. But jobs could also mean an opportunity to earn money. We are trying to create platforms for entrepreneurs. In the past one year, the government has trained nearly four thousand people for self-employment," he stated.

Deb also claimed that more than 1,400 positions were created in ..