Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Debbarma Friday laid a Rs 22,724.50 crore tax-free budget proposal containing several new plans including for 'Atmanirbhar state', for agriculture and farmers, children and students besides for rural areas on the first day of the State Assembly’s ongoing session. He said the state government would achieve the tax revenues largely through “better tax administration”.

Tabling the Budget in the Assembly session, Dev Varma, who holds the Finance portfolio, said no new tax is proposed in the budget and the deficit would be covered by better fiscal management, tax compliance, transparency, austerity besides smart tax collections. He said that the government in the budget has given thrust in five key sectors - tourism, information technology, agriculture and allied, health and education sectors.

"Emphasis is also given on sustainable development and green technology. More 15,000 hectares areas would be brought under organic farming as against 6,000 hectares existing area. Based on green technology, ten new bio-villages are proposed," he said.

A new scheme, "Chief Minister's Swanirbhar Parivar Yojna" has been proposed for "Atmanirbhar Tripura". Noting that a National Law University proposed to be set up in Agartala, Dev Varma said several other new schemes and missions including "Rubber Mission" were also to be undertaken in the new financial year.

"Under the Rubber Mission scheme, the state government has planned to take up rubber plantations in new 30,000 hectare areas in the next five years for rapid economic development and proper utilization of land," he said.

"Doubling the farmers' income by 2022 was the motto of the present government. The state government has taken up a three-year plan for the purpose," Dev Varma told the house, adding that for the dissemination of latest technology in agriculture, 19 'Krishak Bandhu kendras' have been opened under the different agricultural subdivisions.

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