AGARTALA, August 27 (TIWN): Although Tripura Chief Minister, MPs visited other states of the country like Maharashtra and criticized govt. for farmers' suicide, but in Tripura, the state govt. is in this same controversy with the record of 3 farmers’ suicide. Although many schemes have been implemented for agriculture development, but anyhow the progress of state’s agriculture is running very slow.

However, department of agriculture has implemented many schemes as: Development of Cold Store, Scheme for Agriculture Research, Education and Training, Scheme for Agriculture Infrastructure development, Scheme for Agriculture Research, Scheme for Education and Training but farmer of the state undergoing crisis, which is leading to a dangerous consequence, again proves with the reports came of 3 farmers’ suicide in the state.

Avoiding the controversy CM Manik Srakar has recently said, "There is no record of farmers' suicide due to crisis in agriculture as the government is sympathetic to their cause and always tried to stand beside them. But, some quarters are trying to equate the situation at par with other states where farmers' suicide is rampant.”

CM further stated that  "We are trying to reach out to every farmer with the facility of irrigation, power at cheaper prices and helping them to get loans from banks. We are also giving subsidy to buy modern farming tools,"

However, the schemes which are aimed at Production and productivity of food grains to meet the requirement of the state through distribution of Hybrid and certified seeds of promising varieties of Paddy, Wheat, Maize, Pulses and Oil seeds etc. The importance of good infrastructure for agricultural development is widely recognized. The Department should be more conscious about these facts and take agriculture as a more sensative issue rather than  rubber plantation to develop the economic condition of the state.