7th Pay Commission: What PM Narendra Modi said while inaugurating Maitri Setu between India-Bangladesh

7th Pay Commission: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh on Tuesday through a video conference. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple infrastructure projects in Tripura. The Governor and the Chief Minister of Tripura were present. Video Message from the Bangladesh Prime Minister was played on the occasion.

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Addressing the event, the Prime Minister said that Tripura is experiencing the clear difference between the 30 years of earlier governments and the ‘double engine’ government of the last three years. "In place of corruption and commission culture of earlier years, benefits are reaching directly in the accounts of the beneficiaries," PM Narendra Modi said.

PM Narendra Modi also recalled that employees who were hassled over the salary on time are getting salary as per 7th pay commission (CPC).

जो कर्मचारी समय पर सैलरी पाने के लिए भी परेशान हुआ करते थे, उनको 7वें पे कमीशन के तहत सैलरी मिल रही है।

जहां किसानों को अपनी उपज बेचने के लिए अनेक मुश्किलें उठानी पड़तीं थीं, वहीं पहली बार त्रिपुरा में किसानों से MSP पर खरीद सुनिश्चित हुई: PM @narendramodi

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) March 9, 2021

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PM Modi said, "For the first time, MSP has been decided in Tripura where farmers used to face many problems for selling their produce." He also noted the environment of ease of doing business in place of the earlier culture of strikes. "New investments are changing the earlier scenario of closure of industry. He said exports from Tripura in terms of volume have increased  5 times."

The Prime Minister informed that in the past 6 years, the central government has taken care of every requirement for the development of Tripura. He said there has been a significant hike in the central allocation for the state. Tripura had received Rs 3500 crore rupees for central development schemes between 2009-2014 whereas, between 2014-2019 more than Rs 12000 crore has been provided.