‘Tripura govt aims to double farmers’ income in 5 years’

Agartala, March 23 (PTI): Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy today said his government aims at doubling the income of the farmers in the state in the next five years.
The economy of Tripura is primarily an agrarian economy with large section of population dependent on agriculture for their livelihood. My government will place the highest emphasis on development of agriculture and farmer s welfare , Roy said in his first address to the 12th assembly session.
“My government aims at doubling the income of the farmers in the next five years by increasing output through better agricultural practices by setting up agro-processing industries and reducing the input cost,” he said.
The BJP-Indigenous People s Front of Tripura has swept to power in the February polls by ending the 25-year-long Left Front rule.
Roy said a ‘Krishak Bondhu Kendra’ will be set up in every subdivision of the state for providing advice, help and guidance to the farmers.
He said state government was committed to develop quality infrastructure under the HIRA vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Modi in his poll address at Sonamura in Sipahijala district had said his party would offer HIRA.
The acronym HIRA means H for highways, I for internet ways, R for railways and A for airways.
Roy said the state government would promote IT industry, entrepreneurship, bring domestic and foreign investors and ensure that at least one person of a family held a job.
He also said the government would make all efforts to promote industrialization, draw up a policy for ‘StartUp Tripura’ and would encourage entrepreneurship in the state.
“Special Economic Zones would be set up for different sectors like food processing, bamboo, plastic, consumer durables, Information technology and textile”, he said.
The governor said establishing the rule of law was his government s priority and the state government has zero tolerance to crimes and corruption.
“My government is fully committed to ensure that Tripura becomes a crime-free state with effective policing and use of technology. Women security will be a top agenda,” he added.