Indian culture binds everyone together even in the midst of diversity. A bunch of plans are being implemented to expand the scope of culture exercises in the state, enunciated Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb after inaugurating North Tripura District-Level Book Fair-2022 yesterday. The theme of the Book Fair is “My Tripura, My Pride”.

The 5-day Book Fair is being jointly organized by North Tripura district administration, Dharmanagar Municipal Council and Information & Cultural Affairs department at Dharmanagar BBI ground. Prior to that, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of Uptakhali Primary Health Centre under Dharmanagar sub-division.

There he interacted with the locals. Then he inaugurated the new Rajnagar Primary Health Centre building under Dharmanagar sub-division. After inaugurating, the Chief Minister visited different sections of the PHC and got acquainted about different services that are to be provided in the PHC Total expenditure in construction of 10-bedded Rajnagar PHC and 10 staff quarters is 3 crore 85 lakh rupees. For construction of 10-bedded Uptakhali PIIC has been estimated to be 6 crore 45 lakh rupees:

The Chief Minister in the Book Fair said.Indian culture is our identity. The government is working on priority basis to expand the opportunities for cultural exercise in the state. A proposal has been sent to the concerned department for approval of a project worth 100 crore rupees for setting up a cultural hub centrally in Agartala.Plans are there to set up a Centre in Tripura with the help of Satyajit Roy Film Institute.

The state government has planned to provide 2,360 acres of land under Jirania subdivision for establishing National School of Drama, Tripura Centre. Besides that, an initiative has been taken to arrange a place for the Tripura Centre of Lalit Kala Akademi. Initiatives have been taken to set up more regional centers for autonomous organizations under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India In order to further develop and enrich the culture of the state, plans have been adopted to expand the opportunities for cultural exchange with different regions.

The Chief Minister also said, a bunch of plans are successfully being implemented including advancement in health infrastructure and services in the state. Its ultimate example is open heart surgery successfully done for the first time in the state.