Tripura Current Affairs - May 2020
Tripura government launches agro entrepreneur facilitation desk to boost economy
On May 1, 2020, The Tripura government launched an “Agro-Entrepreneur Facilitation Desk” to help the
entrepreneurs of the state to get subsidies and incentives from Central government funding agencies and National
Horticulture Board or NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), the new desk would help
them about availing the facilities.
Key Points:
i.About agro-entrepreneur desk: The state cabinet has approved the setting up of the desk, which will operate from
the Directorate of Horticulture and Soil Conservation in the state capital, Agartala.
ii.The desk will be operated by those who hold a masters’ degree in business administration (MBA) or an
undergraduate degree in science. The state government has worked out an estimated budget of Rs 24 lakh for the
exercise, including the salaries of new hires and other related official activities.
iii.Funds: The funds for the project will be sourced from the Technical Support Group Funds of the Mission for
Integrated Development of Horticulture.
iv.The state government encourages the processing and marketing of fruits such as pineapple, lemon, jackfruit, and
also vegetables that are grown in abundance in Tripura, in order to increase the farmers income.
v.The government plans a target of encouraging 2,000 youths in joining agro-based business within a year and
initiatives are being given to facilitate 400 people to start the business in the agriculture sector.
vi.Tripura Chief Minister (CM) Biplab Kumar Deb also mentioned that the primary sector activities like agriculture,
horticulture, dairy industries would help in reviving the state’s economy which suffered losses due to lockdown.
About Tripura:
Capital– Agartala.
Governor– Ramesh Bais.
Tripura CM launches national scholarship online portal under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’
On May 6, 2020, Tripura, Chief Minister(CM) Biplab Kumar Deb launched a National Scholarship online portal
website(https:/ /scholarships.gov.in/) under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’, an incentive scheme at the
state secretariat so that students can apply for this scheme for the Academic Year 2019-20.
Rs 7.30 crore will be spent on the scheme.
Gist about the Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana
The scheme was announced by the Education Minister of Tirupura, Ratan Lal Nath on 4th March 2020 during a
meeting of the council of ministers
Objective of the Scheme
To provide grants for the purchase of smartphones to the students of final year to empower them digitally & help
them leverage the advantages of an interconnected world. Through the implementation of the scheme, the student
will be able to get employment through internet platforms.
Beneficiaries
A student must be in the final year of the course in an undergraduate degree in any government
college/Institute/University in Tripura.
The benefit can be availed once in a lifetime.
Eligibility
The student must be a resident of Tripura state & must be studying in a college resided in Tripura state.
Mode of Assistance
Will provide Rs 5000 or cost of the phone whichever is lower to around 14,608 students from 38 educational
institutions( which include 22 government degree colleges of the state)directly into their bank account.
Details required for filing applications
Date of birth, address, Aadhaar number, College or institutes name, account number of Bank, Voter ID card, all
Educational certificate, Results in proof, mobile & email ID.
The time limit for submission for online application- 6 th May to 6th June 2020
Key Points
i.Through the implementation of the scheme, the student will be able to get employment through internet platforms.
ii.The guidelines for the incentive scheme as well as Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and User manual for
Institutes are available on the website.
iii.Institutions were informed that timely verification of application which includes scrutiny of documents namely
Invoice of the Mobile Phone, Bank passbook, Last year Mark sheets etc. is the responsibility of the College/ Institute
Nodal officer(verification is to be made between 15th May to 15th June 2020)
About Tirupura:
Capital– Agartala
Governor– Ramesh Bais
Wildlife Sanctuary (WS)– Sepahijala WS, Bishalgarh, Sepahijala District; Trishna WS, Belonia, South Tripura; Rowa
Wildlife Sanctuary, North Tripura; Gomati Wildlife Sanctuary, Between Gomati & Dhalai District.
National Park (NP)– Clouded Leopard NP, Bishalgarh, Sepahijala District
Tripura Current Affairs - June 2020
Centre Approved Funds for Implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tripura
On the lines of the announcement made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019 regarding Jal Jeevan Mission
(JJM) which aims to provide “Functional Household Tap Connection” (FHTC) to 18 Crore rural households of the
country by the year 2024, the Centre has earlier approved funds for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission for
Odisha, Meghalaya, Assam & Bihar. Click Here to Read. After that Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand & West Bengal received
fund allocations for the same. Click Here to Read. Now extending this scheme further for other states, Centre has now
approved funds to the following states for FY2020-2021:
Central Govt approved funding of Rs 1,829 Crore for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in Maharashtra
The Central Govt has approved funding of 1,829 crore rupees for the effective implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in
Maharashtra for 2020-21 on the basis of the Annual Action Plan (AAP) for 2020-21 presented by Maharashtra to the
Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
Target – State has planned to provide 100% tap connections to all the households in the State by 2023-24.
Maharashtra plans to provide tap connections to 31.30 lakh households in 2020-21. Out of 1.42 Crore rural
households in Maharashtra, 53.11 lakh households have already got tap connections.
The state has an unspent balance of Rs 285.35 crore. It adds that along with Central allocation and a matching state
share, the total fund available will be Rs 3,908 crore.
Further, the 15th Commission has allocated grants worth Rs 5,827 crore that has to be compulsorily spent on supply
of drinking water, rainwater harvesting and water recycling besides sanitation and maintenance of open defecation-
free (ODF) status.
Central Govt has approved fund of Rs 1,189.40 Crore for implementation of JJM in Karnataka in 2020-21
Central Govt has approved a fund of Rs 1,189.40 Crore for implementation of JJM in Karnataka in 2020-21, which is a
considerable increase from Rs. 546.06 Crore in 2019-20. Karnataka is planning 100% household coverage by 2022-
23.
For 2020-21, the State has planned to provide 23.57 lakh households with tap water connections.
With an opening balance of Rs. 80.44 Crore available with the State and along with this year’s allocation of Rs.
1,189.40 Crore, and considering the State matching share, a total of Rs. 2,734.03 Crore will be available for
implementation of JJM in Karnataka.
The State received Rs 3,217 Crore as Finance Commission Grants in 2020-21.
Central Govt allocated Rs 156.61 Crore for FY20-21 to Tripura for implementation of JJM in State
For the year 2020-21, the fund allocation for the implementation of JJM in Tripura has been increased from Rs 107.64
Crore to Rs 156.61 Crore. With an opening balance of Rs 136.45 Crore available with the State and along with this
year’s allocation of Rs 156.61 Crore, and considering the State matching share, a total of Rs 320.16 Crore will be
available with the state.
State has planned to provide 100% Functional Household Tap Connection by 2023 under JJM.
In 2020-21, Tripura has been allocated Rs 191 Crore as 15th Finance Commission Grants to PRIs and 50% of this
amount is mandatorily to be utilized for water supply & sanitation. Funds provided under Swachh Bharat Mission (G)
is to be utilized for grey water treatment and reuse works.
About JJM:
It aims to enable every rural household has assured availability of potable water at a service level of 55 litres per
capita per day (lpcd) on regular and long-term basis. As a mission target, all states are presenting their
implementation plans to the National level Committee headed by Secretary, Department of Drinking Water &
Sanitation, Govt. of India for approval.
The estimated outlay of the mission is Rs 3.60 Lakh Crore with Central and State share of Rs. 2.08 Lakh Crore and
Rs.1.52 Lakh Crore respectively
Tripura Government to launch ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’ for school students
Tripura Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath informed that, ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’(Play little, Study little’), an
initiative for school students upto class VIII will be launched on June 25.
Major Highlights of the initiative
i.Students with access to android phones will get audio and video contents on learning activities,projects with fun and
gaming activities through WhatsApp. Others will get through SMS.
ii.Every morning the lessons & assignments will be sent to the mobile phones. The feedback on their performance will
be collected in the afternoon.
Students access to their contents
i.The Tripura education department will share the learning contents to different district academic coordinators.
ii.They will share the contents to the school headmasters in their concerned areas. The headmasters will then give
teachers the responsibility to share the contents among the students.
Note: About 5 lakh students study in 4,733 schools in Tripura.
Other initiatives
Tirupur had launched many programmes for students through online classes and recorded videos in April 2020,
which were broadcasted on cable television channels and social media.
About Tripura:
Capital– Agartala
Governor– Ramesh Bais
Chief Minister– Biplab Kumar Deb
