AGARTALA, Jan 19 (TIWN): It was found during economic surveys based on public comments that from Rickshaw drivers to tea sellers in the capital city Agartala, all have complaints of slowdown and loss in business, inability to pay off the loans taken from Banks like Bandhan Banks, the Bank which turned poor people's reliable investment path once. Along with MGNREGA works' massive downs under the ruling BJP Govt in Tripura, worklessness situations have hit the daily earners’ lives here. The regular rickshaw drivers who are paying Rs. 200 per day the rickshaw owners are unable to earn Rs. 300 per day, said survey in the capital city Agartala whereas in rural and semi-urban areas the situation is worse. Same conditions are being faced by vegetable, fruits, flower sellers in the city. As slowdown affected the common men and businessmen, so workers’ demands are too at low, witnesses a massive decrease of demand of daily workers by households and businessmen.

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AGARTALA, Jan 19 (TIWN): When High Court led various verdicts have confirmed massive corruption in various departments either in recruitment or in termination / recruitment cancellation, BJP Govt’s decision of recruitment via outsourcing has raised eyebrows on the Govt’s intentions. On Saturday while addressing in a protest rally CPI-M’s youth wing DYFI Secretary Nabarun Deb said, “The new recruitment not only will cause deprivations, but also to add corruption which has already infected various departments”. A massive rally followed by mass-deputation to Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) was staged in Agartala by CPI-M units against the privatization mode of recruitment in the Govt departments. The protest rally was marched by DYFI, TYF, SC-Coordination Samiti.While agitating, the leaders said that outsourcing employment by corrupt means and calling tender to identify qualified jobs aspirants is totally illegal and in govt dept such recruitments can not be done. Around 3,000 to 3,300 posts will be reportedly being filled by Tripura Govt in various depts by this mean from TSECL to Social Welfare Dept. CPI-M as pre-announced has stated protest against it.

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AGARTALA, Jan 18 (TIWN): A massive rally followed by mass-deputation to Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) was staged in Agartala by CPI-M units against the privatization mode of recruitment in the Govt departments. The protest rally was marched by DYFI, TYF, SC-Coordination Samiti. While agitating, the leaders said that outsourcing employment by corrupt means and calling tender to identify qualified jobs aspirants is totally illegal and in govt dept such recruitments can not be done. Around 3,000 to 3,300 posts will be reportedly being filled by Tripura Govt in various depts by this mean from TSECL to Social Welfare Dept. CPI-M as pre-announced has stated protest against it.CPI-M said when BJP promised to 50000 jobs in 1-year, now to appoint own party people, Govt has started to recruit in illegal means. On the other side, around 1,100 “Gram Sevak” to be recruited but again the process could not be known. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb recently has announced that around 1,100 Gram Sevaks will be recruited in the state soon.

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