Sikkim

Sikkim sticks out sharply from India’s northern border, sharing frontiers with more countries (Nepal, China, and Bhutan) than it does with fellow states (West Bengal). Its mountainous terrain has kept it culturally and economically isolated from the rest of India, with agriculture and tourism major industries, but in recent years Sikkim has harnessed the power of central government investment to become one of India’s fastest growing states.

State Summary

  • Size
    2,740 sq. miles
  • Population
    0.6 million
  • State GDP
    $1.91 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    32
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    1
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    1
  • Party Affiliation
    Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Buddhist monks walk at the 130 foot Lord Buddha statue during the Dzung ceremony as Buddha Park is unveiled on February 25, 2013. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)
General view of construction of a Hydroelectric Project by India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on the River Teesta. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/GettyImages)
Left: Buddhist monks walk at the 130 foot Lord Buddha statue during the Dzung ceremony as Buddha Park is unveiled on February 25, 2013. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images)
Right: General view of construction of a Hydroelectric Project by India's National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on the River Teesta. (DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/GettyImages)
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Greenko set to buy into $1.5 bn Teesta Project in Sikkim

Greenko will purchase part of Teesta Stage III in Sikkim, the largest private hydroelectric project in Asia, sources said. The transaction will increase the operating renewable portfolio of Greenko to 6.2 gigawatts and give an exit to the project’s original investors, who spent $425 million to bankroll this high-profile venture in 2010.


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NHPC to get Rs 4,500-cr loan from PFC, REC to revive Lanco Teesta project

NHPC is taking a loan of $635.8 million from state-owned lenders, Power Finance Corporation and Rural Electricity Corporation, to revive the Lanco Teesta project in Sikkim. The Union government-owned hydropower major has become the first public sector unit to take over a stressed asset through a resolution process in the National Company Law Tribunal.


Source: Business Standard Go to

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U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project TrackerThere is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)

Solar Performance Tracker — Sikkim reaches 4.68 MW (updated March 31, 2021)

Wind Performance Tracker — Sikkim achieves 0 MW (updated March 30, 2021)

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While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.

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Center to support new hospital in Sikkim

The center will support the construction of 300-bed hospital in Sikkim at a cost of $52.2 million after a meeting with a delegation from the Sikkim government, Union Minister of State Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, and others.


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Centre to support Rs 358 cr hospital in Sikkim

The center will support the construction of 300-bed hospital in Sikkim at a cost of $52.2 million after a meeting with a delegation from the Sikkim government, Union Minister of State Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh, and others.


Source: India Blooms Go to
In Detail: Press Release Go to

New hospital opened as second-largest healthcare facility in country

Sikkim opened a 1,002-bed hospital, named the New Sir Thutob Namgyal Memorial Multi-Speciality Hospital, which will be the second-largest healthcare facility in the country after the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi.


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Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh qualify for a $64 million performance incentive grant from the Jal Shakti Ministry (JJM)


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