NOW IN TRIPURA % Labourers working in the field or in factories or in plantation or on road, get wages at enhanced rate. ^ Small farmers have exemption of land revenue upto two standard acres. % Small farmers have protection of law, to establish share croppers' right on the land. % Tribesmen have their mother-tongue recognised as the second language of the State. % Candidates belonging to Tribal Communities have their quota in Government service ensured. ^ Students have facilities of free education upto Class XII Standard. % School children get mid-day meals for those reading in Classes I to V. ^ Students belonging to Scheduled Caste communites have enhanced rate of stipends. In the midst of tremendous problems of mass poverty, mounting unemployment, glaring inequalities of income all over the country, the Left Front Government of Tripura is pledged to strive for a united, democratic and self-reliant society, free from all exploitation. Issued by Directorate of Information, Cultural Affairs & Tourism, Government of Tripura.