Agartala, Tripura, 12th of September, 2024 : “The public representatives of three-tier Panchayati Raj system have work with sincerity and transparency for the public interest. Because Panchayat is the main base for development. Various development schemes of the Central and State Government are implemented through Panchayats only. The benefits of such schemes are percolated to the masses through Panchayat”, Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said at the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected members, Sabhadhipati and Saha-Sabhadhipati of West Tripura Zilla Parishad at Agartala Town Hall today. Today Balai Goswami as the Sabhadhipati and Biswajit Shil as Saha Sabhadhipati took oath. The oath taking of Sabhadhipati and Saha-Sabhadhipati was administered by the secretary of rural development department Dr. Sandeep Rathod. Before that other members took oath administered by director of the Panchayat department Prasun De.

Addressing the oath taking ceremony Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said, by electing them as members of the three-tier Panchayat System the people have given a chance to work for public welfare. The government is working with transparency in every sector. So the Chef Minister emphasized maintenance of transparency at the Panchayat level also. He said, keeping the concept of ‘vocal for local’ mooted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, local resources should be utilized for the development of villages.

“The provision of honorarium for the Sabhadhipati, Saha Sabhadhipati as well as members of the Standing Committee is there keeping in view the matter of transparency. They get allowance for attending meetings also. Similar provision is there for the Panchayat Samiti and Gram Panchayat members also”, the Chief Minister also added.

At the programme the Chief Minister mentioned about the ‘Aamar Sarkar’ portal launched with the objective of strengthening Panchayati Raj System. He also referred to different awards and honours achieved by the state in Panchayati Raj sector at the national level during the period from 2018 to 2023. He said, these awards reflect the success of the government.
Amidst the distinguished dignitaries there were Hon’ble Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport and Tourism minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Hon’ble Mayor of Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and MLA Dipak Majumder, MLA Kishore Barman, MLA Mina Rani Sarkar, West Tripura District Magistrate Dr. Vishal Kumar and many other dignitaries were present in the oath taking ceremony. The newly elected Sabhadhipati of West Tripura Zilla Parishad Balai Goswami has concluded the ceremony with vote of thanks.

Is the double engine government in Tripura performing well in the sectors such as investment, education, technology introduction etc. It needs major investment for flood control. Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tripura must take lead for implementation of a major flood control master plan for the whole region. Bengali community expects Shri Manik Saha to take lead in amendment of CAA rules 2024 so that the same can be utilised by large number of Bengali Immigrants in the region. Creation of employment for local BENGALI youth is very important. I am sure the transparent governance of Tripura will achieve all the above.