By TC News Desk
Agartala, 1st July 2025: Power, Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath today informed that since the launch of the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) in 2024, a sanction of Rs141.82 crore has been received for five years under the Department of Tribal Welfare for 392 revenue villages in the state.
Minister Nath shared this information while addressing an event on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh in Hejamara and Lefunga RD Blocks.
He informed that Rs 81.69 crore has been allocated for the construction of 20 new hostels, 2 Multi-Purpose Marketing Centres (TMMC), renovation of 16 hostels attached to Ashram, Government, Residential Schools, and establishment of 9 Barmadhikar (FRA) Cells.
Additionally, Rs 14.28 crore has been approved for the construction of 119 Anganwadi Centres, Rs 1.12 crore for fish farming in 28 hectares of water bodies, hostels under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Rs 2.36 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, and Rs 42.37 crore for providing electricity connections to 7,677 households and 512 public places.
The Minister further said that the present government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is working for the development of both tribal and Janajati people.
“PM Modi has announced the PM Janman scheme. Our government is focused on the upliftment and development of Janajati people, which is why this abhiyan is underway. We are also organising quiz competitions for students and giving exciting awards. Societies and students must stay united. Earlier, there were hardly any schools, but now you will find many—English medium schools, pre-primary, LKG, UKG. We are working to provide better quality education, and that’s why we are stressing on students’ development. They are the future of the country,” said the Minister.
He also mentioned that under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), a separate program focusing on students who are future of the nation was organised in West Tripura district.
“We have organised a quiz competition on Janajati development across Lefunga, Mandwi, Dukli, Hejamara, and Jirania RD Blocks. I was responsible for the West District. We have decided how to engage students in Janajati development. Today, the program was held in all five blocks, and I attended two in Lefunga and Hejamara. I also asked students questions related to Janajati welfare. Today’s students are tomorrow’s future. This initiative aims to build a new society by sowing seeds of positive thinking in young minds,” he said.
