Agartala, Aug 11, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Khowai, Aug 11: Union Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar held a review meeting with the officials of Khowai district administration Tripura on Thursday.
He discussed the ways to improve skilling ecosystem, making it into a force multiplier for the economy with opportunities for jobs and entrepreneurship locally available for youth.
Earlier, he also joined celebration of Khowai Municipal Council’s 39th foundation day and beneficiary sammelan at Khowai Town Hall.
Secretary of Tripura Sports Council Amit Rakshit, Khowai District Superintendent of Police Bhanupada Chakraborty, Sabhadhipati of Khowai Zila Parishad Jaydev Debbarma and many others were present in the programme.
Debasish Nath Sharma, chairperson of the Khowai Municipal Council, delivered the welcome address.
Later, the Union minister of state handed over the keys of the e-rickshaws to four persons of Khowai Municipal Council area. Cheques of Rs.1 lakh was issued to three SHG groups each. Moreover, Khowai Municipal Council felicitated 10 safai workers of the area.
In his welcome address, Debashish Nath Sharma said that the first Khowai Notified Area was constituted on July 10, 1979. Later the notified area was developed into Nagar Panchayat and Khowai Municipal Council.
He said, during the 35 years term of the previous government, there was no improvement in the municipal council due to lack of proper planning. After the establishment of the coalition government in the state in 2018, the tide of development is flowing in the Khowai Municipal Council area.
Due to the lack of planning during the previous government, there was no development. That is why the previous Municpal board officials managed by Left Front were invited, but they are absent, he added.
The Union Minister of State said that the Narendra Modi government at the centre was determined to reach the people with the benefits of the central government projects.
The Union Minister first came to Khowai and met the party officials in an organizational meeting at the Government Revenue Dakbangla in Khowai.
The district leaders along with presidents of 6 Mandals and presidents of various sub-committees of Khowai district were present in this meeting. After the organizational meeting, he attended the Foundation Day ceremony of the municipal council.
