Agartala, July 8 -- Tripura Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy, attending the meeting of the 16th Finance Commission (FC) in Delhi yesterday, demanded a special grant for the creation of urgent infrastructure in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), allocation of grants for the development of the region.
The FC convened the meeting to discuss the special fiscal requirements of the seven smaller Northeastern states, including Tripura, for inclusion in the upcoming recommendations for gap grant of 16th FC. The Commission is scheduled to submit its report by October this year.
Singha Roy made a case for Tripura's unique developmental needs in the meeting and emphasized the urgent infrastructure requirements of the stat...