“Tripura has secured the second position in the country in the current fiscal year in MGN REGA. Among the entire country, Tripura ranked second with an average of 5137 working days.”

Power and Agriculture Minister Ratanlal Nath announced this news at a press conference organized at the Secretariat on Friday.

In the press conference, the power minister said, “Mizoram is in the first place with 5,344 working days. So far, 2 crore 94 lakh 16 thousand 312 days of work has been completed in the state. Another 81 lakh labor days of work are in hand.”

He added, “If these 81 lakh labour days can be completed by January, more work will be available. Out of 5137 days of work, the people of indigenous section got the most work. 59.47 percent in terms of percentage.”

The Power Minister clarified, “In Dhalai district, the indigenous people worked on an average of 71.41 days, in Gomati district 59.81 days, in Khowai district 67.08 days, in North Tripura district 59.75 days, in Sepahijala district 52.54 days, in South Tripura district 48.08 days, Unakoti. 64.08 days in the district and 43.87 days in West Tripura district.”