Agartala, Dec 8 (TIWN): To hit the best in the forthcoming election, considering the socio-economic backwardness of the tribal and non-tribals living in the district council areas, Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has put special emphasis in the 12th Five Year Plan on few major objectives and strategies in the formulation of schemes in different sectors in Tripura.

According to a source inside TTAADC, the main schemes to be implemented are: Construction of various infrastructure facilities in ADC Head Quarter Complex, construction of extensive net works of roads and bridges to link up the interior habitations and hamlets as well as with schools, markets and dispensaries. Establishment of small farms for supply of essential inputs for Agriculture, Horticulture, Fishery, Animal Husbandry and Forestry, a fresh thrust to Sericulture and Rubber cultivation, particularly in hilly areas.

To provide additional incentives to Industry, particularly in the small handloom and handicraft sectors and providing assistance to hardcore jhumias for preparation of jhum fields, supply of jhum paddy seeds, including housing assistance to poor and homeless families are also the parts of different schemes, source added.

The source also informed that, putting more stress on schemes relating to Science and Technology and social farm forestry, extending medical facilities in the interior pockets through mobile medical units by conducting health camps and also through the health centers located in the interior places are the major objectives of TTAADC.

The TTAADC also initiated to extend various facilities to the rural ST youths by organizing programmes like sports, cultural activities among the tribal girls and boys, encouraging traditional community tribal festivals which attract large gathering of all communities with a view to promoting national integration.

The schemes will also cover employment generation in rural and interior areas, special drive to bring upland areas under horticulture crops, providing safe drinking water facilities in the interior villages, self employment through training scheme including motor driving.

Apart from collection of its own revenue by the District Council through Trade license, Market auction, Bank Interest, Sale proceeds of Industry, Fishery, ARDD and PWD levy, share of taxes are being placed by the state govt. as professional tax- 25 %, Land Revenue- 40 %, Agriculture Income Tax- 50 %, Forest Revenue- 75 %, Motor Vehicle Tax- 25 % and Gas Royalty - 30 %.

Outlays in the special central assistance, centrally sponsored schemes and NEC schemes are not given to the TTAADC. Hence, the District Council has to depend entirely on the resources made available through the state plan by the state government.