Agartala, 14th October 2026 : Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha today said that the state government aims to build a skilled and developed Tripura by promoting quality education.
He said that the state government had taken an oath from the very beginning to provide jobs to educated unemployed youth in a fair and transparent manner on the basis of merit.
“Therefore, thousands of educated and qualified unemployed youth and their family members have been smiling after receiving job offers. The state government has so far provided government jobs to 23,986 people in various departments. In addition, 26,000 youth have been appointed in various departments through outsourcing,” he said.
Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha said this while inaugurating the job offer distribution programme for graduate teachers at the auditorium of the International Fair Complex in Hapania today.
Today, 1,452 people were offered the posts of graduate teachers at the programme. A total of 686 people were offered posts for Classes IX and X through STGT, while 766 teachers were offered posts for Classes VI to VIII through TET-2.
Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha also said at the event that the issue concerning TET-1 passers was still pending in court.
“It is a matter for the court, and the government cannot interfere in it. The government is sincerely trying to provide employment to unemployed youth alongside carrying out development work. This is already reflected in the government’s initiatives and work. To ensure quality education, female teachers are being appointed by the government to maintain the ratio of male and female teachers to students in the state’s schools. In addition to appointing female teachers, 1,389 schools in the state have been brought under the ICT project to integrate technology with education and provide quality education,” he said.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made the education system reform-oriented, motivating, child-oriented and skill-oriented through the National Education Policy-2020.
“The state government is implementing various programmes to promote education among girls and encourage them to pursue their studies. So far, 1 lakh 64 thousand girls have been provided with bicycles in the state. The government’s aim is to help talented students in various ways so that their studies do not stop due to a lack of money,” he said.
Secretary of the School Education Department Milind Ramteke, SCERT Director L. Darlong, and Director of the Department of Basic Education Dr. Samit Roy Chowdhury were also present at the programme.
