BJP spokesperson Nabendu Banik stated that if the numbers of Govt job holders exceeds the resources of the Govt earnings, then the downfall of the state economy is guaranteed.

“Tripura’s economy is growing and that’s all. I don’t know how he (Jitendra Chowdhury) calculated the numbers of Govt employees but it’s fact that if too much employees are recruited then a nation’s economy will be destroyed”, he said.

The statement came amid according to CMIE, Tripura is in now 8th position in unemployment rate in May-2023.

Although Tripura’s rank has gone down in compare to the last years but the unemployment numbers or % have not been decreased, rather the data shows that Indian many states’ unemployment rates have been increased.

Tripura’s unemployment rate is 11.7% in May 2023

According to current CMIE figures published in May 2023, among the Indian states, it was estimated that the Unemployment Rate is very high in Haryana, with 29.4% followed by Rajasthan (28.3%) and Rajasthan (28.3%). This is worrisome since high level of unemployment adversely affects livelihood security of workers and their families as they have no means of subsistence other than salary/wage earned through employment.