Agartala, June 15 -- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said that in the field of education, the number of dropouts in Tripura has now decreased significantly.

He said that the current government's goal is to empower women, and for that the state government has taken various initiatives to promote girl child education and provide them with quality education.

Chief Minister Manik Saha said this at a bicycle distribution programme for Class IX students at Shishu Bihar School in Agartala today.

Speaking at the programme, Saha said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly stated that the development of the country and society is not possible unless women are developed.

"Women constitute 50% of the population. Initiatives ...