Tripura benefited most from Act East policy: CM

Tripura chief ministerManik Saha on Monday said his state has benefited the most in the northeast from the Centres Act East policy.

The chief minister said Maitri Setu, which connectsTripurawith Chittagong port in Bangladesh and was inaugurated two years ago, will soon be fully operationalised and the Agartala-Akhaura rail link will be opened by the year-end.


Stating that the survey for constructing another RAILWAY line in Tripura is under way, he said of the target of constructing 888 km of national highway, 374.04 km have already been built.

Saha said as many as 2.74 lakh farmers, mostly marginal, have received Rs 553 crore under the PM Kisan scheme in the state