More than 110 invitees representing seven stakeholder groups participated in eight meetings scheduled during this period. The stakeholder groups include representatives and experts from agriculture and agro-processing industry; industry, infrastructure and climate change; financial sector and capital markets; services and trade; social sector; trade unions and labour organisations and economists, according to a statement from the finance ministry.

Agartala Mar 28 PTI The two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions to protest against the central governments alleged wrong policies failed to evoke much response in the BJP-ruled Tripura on Monday the first day of the stir officials saidAttendance in government offices and educational institutions was normal Private schools however remained shut citing the safety of the students in the wake of the strikeVehicles were seen plying on roads while train services and flight operations were normalBanks financial institutions markets and business establishments remained open in Agartala the state capitalLife was normal across the state today despite the strike There was no detention or campaign in favour of the bandh in the state capital or elsewhere a senior police officer saidEarlier the Tripura government had said its offices will remain open on Monday and Tuesday The state authorities also mandated the employees to report for duty on these two daysAny exception to the government order will be viewed seriously a government notification issued on Saturday night readA joint forum of central trade unions has given the call for a nationwide strike on March 28 and 29 to protest against the government policies that are allegedly affecting workers farmers and people Their demands include the scrapping of the labour codes no privatisation of any form scrapping of the National Monetisation Pipeline NMP increased allocation of wages under MNREGA Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act and regularisation of contract workers among others The central trade unions that are part of this joint forum are INTUC AITUC HMS CITU AIUTUC TUCC SEWA AICCTU LPF and UTUC PTI PS SBN NN NN