Tripura criticises Centre for job restriction policy

December 26, 2014 07:16 pm | Updated 08:29 pm IST - Agartala

The Tripura Government has vehemently criticised the Union Government for continued restriction in new recruitments and warned that such a policy could create social unrest in northeast India.

State’s Finance Minister Bhanu Lal Saha who attended pre-budget meeting of Union Home Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Friday underscoredthe need for an immediate depart from existing curb and announce measures to expand more employment scopes in government sector.

The meeting with Finance Ministers of the States and Union Territories was called to take their inputs on proposed union budget for next fiscal year. Bhanu Lal Saha reminded that small States in remote northeastern region were essentially created with a view to speed up development activities owing to their tiny resource base. 

“Without special dispensation from the central government it would be a difficult task for the state and region to reach even near to viability”, a Tripura information department release quoted Mr Saha as saying. He made several references on economic matters and development initiatives of the state government. 

He reiterated the demand to restore previous allocation under the MGNREGA. He regretted that the union government has reduced outlay despite good financial utilisation and physical achievement in the central flagship programme in Tripura. 

Finance Minister Saha was critical of current restriction in government employment sector causing hardship for the unemployed youths in the country and the northeastern region in particular. “When state could contain insurgency problem through concerted efforts, such a policy is likely to create a social unrest”, he added. 

For this reason he demanded opening of more job opportunities especially for northeastern states. He urged the Union Finance Minister to consider favourable actions through next budget to help out the region.

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