By Bureau Correspondent | Tripura 24.in
AGARTALA | June 1, 2026
AGARTALA: Raising critical structural demands concerning the socio-economic welfare of the state’s indigenous population, the Tripura Ganamukti Parishad (GMP) organized a formal press conference on Monday. The media interaction was hosted at a designated venue in the busy Melarmath area of the capital city.
The briefing was spearheaded by the veteran tribal leadership of the organization, drawing a dense gathering of regional print, television, and digital journalists. The primary objective of the press meet was to voice deep concerns over the alleged slowdown of development projects in rural automated block panels and to demand the immediate enhancement of livelihood security grids in the hilly interior tracts of the state.
Demanding Direct Interventions for the Hills
The Ganamukti Parishad, which acts as a powerful grassroots tribal wing, outlined a comprehensive charter of demands focusing on employment generation, food security, and the preservation of traditional administrative autonomy.
Key Issues Raised by the GMP Leadership During the Press Meet:
- MGNREGA Workday Expansion: Urging both the central and state governments to immediately accelerate wage disbursements and guarantee a minimum of 150 workdays under the rural employment scheme to counter lean-season distress in tribal hamlets.
- Upgrading Healthcare Infrasctructure: Demanding the immediate deployment of permanent medical officers, essential diagnostic equipment, and uninterrupted power backups across all primary health centers (PHCs) in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) areas.
- Securing Land Rights: Accelerating the formal distribution of land patta certificates under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) to remaining traditional forest-dwelling families without administrative delays.
“The Rural Economy in the Hills Requires Immediate Fiscal Backing”: GMP Executives
Addressing reporters at the Melarmath briefing room, the senior executive members of the GMP stated that a growing lack of rural purchasing power is leading to severe economic stagnation across village markets.
”Through this press conference today in Melarmath, we are placing an urgent appeal before the state administration to look beyond urban centers and address the real hardships building up in our hills. The flow of development funds to remote block areas has faced noticeable bottlenecks. Our traditional Jhum farmers and rural artisans are struggling to find sustainable market linkages.
We need an immediate, target-oriented economic package to revitalize our rural economies. Hollow political promises will not fill the kitchens of our indigenous families. The Ganamukti Parishad demands that regular food grains and clean drinking water facilities be permanently secured for every remote habitation before the monsoon rains isolate interior tracks completely,” a senior spokesperson of the Ganamukti Parishad announced to the press pool.
The organization concluded the media briefing by stating that if their core demands regarding rural employment and tribal infrastructure development are not addressed by the competent directorates in a time-bound manner, the GMP will mobilize its thousands of rural karyakartas to launch democratic, block-level picketing movements across the state.
