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State government keeping eye on Industrial sector, outside Investments: Finance Minister
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PHOTO : Minister Bhanulal Saha presenting the budget at Assembly. TIWN Pic Feb 11
AGARTALA, February 11 (TIWN): With the vision to convert Tripura into the preferred destination for industrial and trade activities, the state government continues to play the role of a catalyst for tapping opportunities in the industries and trade sector; across micro, small-scale, medium and large scale units; and for internal and international trade and commerce, said finance minister Bhanulal Saha at assembly here today.
He further added that significant progress has been made in developing in the industrial infrastructure in the form of Industrial Growth Centre, Export Promotion Industrial Park, Industrial Estates, Integrated Infrastructure Development Centers, Food Park, Rubber Park, Bamboo Park etc.
At present there are eight land custom stations throughout the state including on Integrated Check Post at Agartala. The Srinagar border haat at south Tripura is already functional. Four new ITIs are being set up at Kamalpur, Bishramganj, Teliamura and LT valley, the minister mentioned.
There are 79 clusters in Tripura (Handloom-42, Handicrafts-19 and Sericulture-18) and the products are being marketed through the Purbasha and handloom sales counters. The 880 weavers have been trained provided with looms and accessories, margin money, work-shed etc. for their self-sufficiency under the Integrated Handloom Development Scheme (IHDS), Saha informed.
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