“The TTA-ADC where one third of the entire population mostly tribals lives are reeling under immense crisis of food and other commodities. The Jhumias could not sow seeds in their Jhum as Jhuming is completely a timebound activity which shall have a far reaching consequences. Similarly the small rubber growers are not in position to harvest and sell their latex which is now an alternative livelihood of thousands of families in rural Tripura”, the letter said to Chief Secretary.

It was also described how the border lined areas people are not allowed to move and sell their products in markets.  With all these, the daily workers are totally in jobless, workless conditions.

Thus, the demands raised by AIKS, GMP, KMU are :

1)    To supply sufficient free food, rations. Per head 7 kg of commodities or 35 kg per family for 3 months,

2)    To conduct an urgent registration for them, those who do not have ration cards,

3)    Rs. 7,500 per month for 3 months at least to the families,

4)    Stranded migrants must be served with sufficient food, lodging, medical cares,

5)    To arrange vehicles for the stranded people to send back their homes,

6)    At least 10 days of MGNREGA, TUEP works by ensuring wages to be paid by 7 days,

7)    Help the border lines, Jhumia in agriculture, sowing seeds and also harvesting along with proceeding in markets,

8)    The farmers should be provided with sufficient agricultural materials,

9)    EMI from all kinds of loans from banks may be halted for 3 months and interest premium for this period may be waived,

10)  Proper distribution, supply of drinking water, sanitation, power connectivity etc,

11)  All medical persons engaged for treatment of Coronavirus must be provided with N95 masks, standard PPE etc along with random testing conduction across Districts.