Jharkhand Affairs
Finance Minister Dr Rameshwar Oraon on Saturday said that the State Government will waive loans of farmers up to Rs one Lakh and discussions are being held in this direction. Under the Chief Minister’s Agriculture Loan Waiver Scheme, loans of up to Rs 50 thousand are being waived by the Government.
Oraon said as Chief Guest during the programme was organized at Tisia Maidan in Pakhar Panchayat of Kisko block Lohardaga District.He said that the Banks should be liberal in giving KCC loans to farmers and farmers must be given loans for farming.
The Minister said that the is going to procure paddy from December 15, 2021. Out of total 50 per cent of the value of purchase of paddy will be paid immediately. The balance amount will be paid within three months. Initially, the paddy of small farmers whose yield is up to 200 quintals, will be procured. The Government has taken a loan of Rs 1600 crore from Bank Of India and State Bank of India for timely payment of paddy amount to the farmers, he added.
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Greater Tipraland is a region in Tripura. Several tribals are demanding to make the region as a separate state.
There are 19 notified Scheduled Tribes in Tripura. Among these, 5.92 lakh are Tripuris, 1.88 lakh are Reangs. These three tribal groups are the major tribals in the state. Some of the minor tribal groups have joined hands and formed TIPRA Motha (Tirpaha Indigenous Regional Alliance) and IPFT (Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura) Political Parties. These parties are now arguing that they want a separate state for their survival and existence.
Tripura was ruled by Manikya dynasty since the late 13thcentury till it signed the Instrument of Accession with the Government of India in 1949. Instrument of Accession is the document signed by the Indian states to enter into Union of India after Independence. In due course, some of the indigenous tribes in the region have become minority in the state.
This happened mainly because of the displacement of the Bengalis from East Pakistan during 1971 war. In 1881, the tribal Population in the state was 63.77%. It reduced to 31.8% in 2011.
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