Agartala: Tripura deputy chief minister
Jishnu Dev Varma, who holds the finance portfolio, demanded a special financial package of Rs 800 crore, including Rs 500 crore exclusively for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC), in a pre-budget meeting with finance minister
Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Friday.
Dev Verma said he has also asked for funds for the Agartala Government Medical College to have premier healthcare facilities like AIIMS for the benefit of people in the region.