AGARTALA, Feb 28 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb recently has started that state’s unemployment rate has downed drastically amid Govt depts almost are not providing jobs. He said 1.77 more unemployed remained in state. Noteworthy, before election, BJP used to hold protest over 8 lakhs unemployed youths in Tripura.

However, CM did not mean Govt jobs but added that thousands of Job creators now have been created who are giving other jobs.

CM was addressing in Agartala Book Fair Day-1 when said so.

CM said, he is happy that people of Tripura is no more having a that set of mind, neither reputation is like before. Here youths have become job creators and thus state is freed from “Kangaalipona”.

Earlier also CM insulted Govt jobs seekers many times, calling Govt employees are burdens for a Govt.

“Earlier, whenever people talked about Tripura, they used to slam Tripura calling them Kangal but today I am proud that Tripura is no more Kangal but people are dedicated to work and engaged in job creations”, said CM.

Amid 32.7% unemployment rate existing in Tripura, CM said only 4.5% unemployed youths remained in state. He said 1.77 are remained workless.

However, Tripura tops in unemployment and the unemployment rate has increased not double but triple under BJP-IPFT Govt.