Mahila Congress, the women’s wing of the Indian National Congress staged a sit-in protest in Agartala to address the escalating incidents of drug addiction and the crime against women, including rape cases, in Tripura.

CM Conrad Sangma said that the operational cost for the implementation of DREAM is ten crores per annum which works out to fifty crores for the next five years. “Different rehabilitation centers and detoxification centers will be established and NGOs will be financially assisted for treatment and rehabilitation and outreach programs,” he said.