AGARTALA, June 20 (TIWN): When State Govt has allocated only Rs. 300 crores for social pensions, Tripura Ex-CPI-M Minister Badal Choudhury who was for a long time Finance Minister of Tripura said, BJP Govt needs at least 3000 crores to give Rs. 2000 per head social pension. Talking to TIWN over phone, Choudhury said, “We also made budgets years after years. I can’t remember the whole figure but our sanctioning for social pension was more than their 300 crores. At least they need 3000 crores for social pensions according to Vision Document's 2000 promise". “With their limited budget it’s also clear that BJP Govt is going to take a cruel decision by cutting all CPI-M voters from their list ? Before the election, why they didn’t say that beneficiaries list will be scanned ?”, said Choudhury.“There was nothing in BJP Govt’s budget which can fulfill their Vision Document in next 1 year”, he added.

A total 300 crore has been sanctioned for social pensioners’ budget scheme in Tripura.

Finance Minister Jishnu Debbarma has announced this in the first day of State Assembly budget session.

However, whether the allowances will be hiked or not, it’s not yet cleared, even though before the Election BJP promised to give at least Rs. 2000 social pension to the beneficiaries.

However, whole list of the beneficiaries will be scanned as there are chances for having huge numbers of fake beneficiaries followed by CPI-M’s 25 years of ruling.

Total 33 social pensions are being given in Tripura  since the CPI-M Govt’s rule. So, nothing changed in BJP era, instead long PAKODA promises to win electorates in 2018 Assembly Election.