Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) today declared to rehabilitate 2500 indigenous families by way of raising rubber plantation.
Each family will get one acre of land with rubber stamps and necessary assistance to raise rubber plantation, one of the attractive rehabilitation schemes in the state.
The tribal council has already started selection of beneficiaries to under the project by 2014-15 FY, said Chief Executive Member (CEM) of TTAADC Dr Ranjit Debbarma at a press conference held at Old Council Bhavan here.
He said the state government has already given its nod to the plan mulled by the tribal council authority.
Besides, the tribal council authority has also envisaged a plan to establish two re-group village where tribal families living in far flung areas will be shifted to provide rehabilitation package.
At the proposed re-group villages, basic amenities like road, education, healthcare, drinking water and livelihood will be extended by the TTAADC authority, he said adding that the state government would fully fund the projects.
"If the situation requires, the number of re-group villages may be increased.
The selection of location for the re-group villages is yet to be finalized", he said.
On the empowerment of the TTAADC, Debbarma said every body wants the tribal council to get more power so that it could fulfill the indigenous people.
"We want the Kokborok language to be included in the eight Schedule of the Consituation and adoption of three-tier like Panchayati Raj system by amending the sixth Schedule of the constitution.
But we are against direct funding to the tribal council", he added.
