Tripura Cabinet approves food rations and teacher posts

The Tripura Cabinet has approved several major initiatives, including the free distribution of essential food items to approximately 9.92 lakh ration card holders ahead of the Durga Puja festival. The distribution, scheduled for October and November through Fair Price Shops, will include 1 kg of sugar, 2 kg of flour, and 500 grams of semolina per recipient, with an estimated cost between Rs 9.35 crore and Rs 9.85 crore.

In addition to welfare measures, the Cabinet approved the creation of 700 Graduate Teacher posts for Classes IX and X, along with 361 teacher posts under the Elementary Education Department. The government also authorized the recruitment of 213 personnel for the Agartala Municipal Corporation across various technical and administrative roles.

Separately, Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu inaugurated the three-day Neermahal Jal Utsav (Water Festival) at Rajghat, Melaghar. During the event, the Governor emphasized the need to enhance tourism infrastructure at the Neermahal heritage site and called for initiatives to improve the socio-economic conditions of local fishing communities living around Rudrasagar Lake.