The Dr. Manik Saha-led Tripura Cabinet, in its meeting held on Tuesday, approved recruitment for **385 posts** across several departments, Minister **Sushanta Chowdhury** announced on Wednesday.
Addressing reporters at the Civil Secretariat, Chowdhury said the Cabinet cleared the filling up of **97 posts** under the **Co-operative Department**, including Auditors, Investigators and Statistical Investigators. These vacancies will be filled through the **Joint Recruitment Board of Tripura (JRBT)**.
Under the **Social Welfare & Social Education Department**, the Cabinet approved the opening of **119 new Anganwadi Centres** across the state. Correspondingly, **119 Anganwadi Worker** posts and **119 Anganwadi Helper** posts will be created and filled to operationalize the new centres.
Chowdhury further informed that the council of ministers has approved recruitment of **28 Supervisors** for **ICDS projects**, which will be conducted through the **Tripura Public Service Commission (TPSC)**.
Strengthening the technical workforce, the Cabinet also approved the creation and filling up of **14 new technical posts** under the **Urban Development Department**. These include positions in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Public Health Engineering wings to enhance infrastructure and service delivery.
In a significant step for the cultural and creative sector, the Cabinet gave the nod to engage **eight faculty members and support staff** for the **Tripura Film & Television Institute**. The approved posts include Associate Professors (Screen Acting; Film & Video Editing), an Editor-cum-Demonstrator, Senior Technical Officer (Maintenance & IT), Sound Recording & Mixing Engineer, Academic Coordinator, and attendants for the Editing Media Lab and Screen Acting section.
Chowdhury added that the Cabinet also discussed and approved other important matters, including a modification to the **Journalist Pension Scheme**, aimed at improving benefits for accredited journalists in Tripura.
