Northeast India’s first production centre of the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) would be set up in Tripura. Chief Minister Manik Saha laid the foundation stone of the proposed centre at Purba Laxmibill in Sepahijala District. He said that this new facility would mark the beginning of a new era in assistive device manufacturing and service delivery in the northeastern region, in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ALIMCO Auxiliary Production Centre would come at an investment of Rs 45 crore, and the centre would be the eighth of its kind in the country and first in the entire northeast region, he said. The centre would generate employment opportunities for the local population, Chief Minister Saha said, adding that in 2017, four thousand SHGs (Self Help Groups) were in the state which has now gone up to 56,000 with 4.5 lakh women associated with them. He further said that in order to uplift the economic status and make women folk self-reliant, the government is taking appropriate steps in this regard. The Union minister said that 92,000 physical assistance equipment worth Rs 13.5 crore were distributed in the Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
