Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha Wednesday reiterated his government’s commitment to transparency in the recruitment process and highlighted the merit-based placements of 17,554 candidates who got government jobs ever since the BJP came to power in the state in 2018.
“Our government has followed the path of Prime Minister to ensure transparency in the recruitment process. As of now, there has been no court case or legal challenge against these appointments,” CM Saha said, while handing over appointment letters to 228 school teachers at an event in Agartala.
The teachers — 66 undergraduate teachers and 162 graduate teachers — were recruited through the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET) conducted by the Teachers’ Recruitment Board of Tripura.
Taking a dig at the Opposition, he said the appointments were currently made based on merit, unlike previous times when jobs allegedly used to be given through party lines.
CM Saha said the rate of unemployment has declined over the years as the government has also provided jobs to nearly 5,700 people via outsourcing in different departments.
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey conducted by the Centre, Tripura’s unemployment rate was 10 percent in 2018-19, higher than the national average rate of 5.8 percent.
“The figure dropped to 1.7 percent below the current national average of 3.2 percent,” he said.
Saha laid thrust on the government’s efforts on women empowerment through Self Help Groups (SHGs), highlighting the financial assistance of Rs 746.80 crore disbursed to the SHG members and 91,871 women who became ‘Lakhpati Didis’.
He stated that there are 53,623 SHG groups under the Tripura Rural Livelihood Mission, involving 4.84 lakh women, and another 5,941 SHGs involving over 63,000 women under the Tripura Urban Livelihood Mission.
The CM said that the SHG members were “They are not only financially self-reliant but also are an inspiration to others through the adoption of sustainable livelihoods and uplifting living standards. The government is supporting them through training, financial literacy, and varied livelihood options,” CM Saha said.
