Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik on Monday said that Tripura is becoming a land of opportunities and is performing well today on many parameters of development.

Addressing in a programme organized by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik said the BJP’s double-engine government at the Centre and in the State is gradually turning Tripura into a “trade gateway and logistics hub” of northeast India. During the programme Union Minister of State Pratima Bhoumik distributed 94 motorized tricycles to Divyangjan (Persons with Disabilities).

Tripura has progressed a lot, including infrastructure development, good governance and other services, since 2018 when the BJP-Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT) government came to power in the state. Union Minister of State, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Pratima Bhoumik pointed out that much development has taken place in the state in the areas of highways, railways and digitisation. A lot of development has also taken place in the areas of digitisation and railway connectivity. The schemes of the both the central and state governments have also helped the state a lot,” she said.

Tripura has created a model of ‘good governance and protection of people’ under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of the state would have to carry forward the tradition, she added.

The BJP-led Tripura government is working for overall development of the people of the state. Our main aim is to how we can help people and how they can be benefitted. Our government is working to provide all kinds of benefits to people and keeping a close eye on their problems. Our main priority is to solve the basic problems of common people, she added.