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
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Size
2,740 sq. miles -
Population
0.6 million -
State GDP
$1.91 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
32
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Rajya Sabha Seats
1 -
Lok Sabha Seats
1 -
Party Affiliation
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
Climate Change
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Sikkim bans manufacturing, stocking, distributing, and using single-use plastic
Posted on April 20, 2022
Sikkim drafts a notification for banning plastic water bottles in the state
Posted on December 15, 2021
East Sikkim tops India’s northeastern region in the NITI Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals Index Report 2021-22
Posted on September 1, 2021
Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
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Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Greenko set to buy into $1.5 bn Teesta Project in Sikkim
Posted on January 15, 2020Greenko 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.
NHPC to get Rs 4,500-cr loan from PFC, REC to revive Lanco Teesta project
Posted on October 9, 2019NHPC 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.
NCLT approves NHPC's Rs 907 cr bid for Lanco Teesta Hydro Power project
Posted on July 31, 2019The National Company Law Tribunal approved state-run hydropower company NHPC’s $131.6 million bid for the acquisition of the Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd.
NHPC announces it plans to acquire a stressed plant in Sikkim
Posted on March 20, 2019The National Hydropower Corporation announced it will submit a bid for 120-MW Jal Power stressed plant in Sikkim when the project is bid out under the bankruptcy court this month.
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There 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)
Health
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.
Recent Articles
Center to support new hospital in Sikkim
Posted on July 17, 2019The 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.
Centre to support Rs 358 cr hospital in Sikkim
Posted on July 16, 2019The 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.
New hospital opened as second-largest healthcare facility in country
Posted on January 24, 2019Sikkim 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.
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
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Sikkim passes key bills, including the Sikkim Industries Licensing (Amendment) Bill, 2021
Posted on January 19, 2021
Infrastructure and Governance
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Sikkim launches a building permission system that aims to improve the processing of building plans
Posted on May 4, 2022
Land & Labor Laws
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Water & Sanitation
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Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura, and Himachal Pradesh qualify for performance incentive grants under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)
Posted on April 6, 2022
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh qualify for a $64 million performance incentive grant from the Jal Shakti Ministry (JJM)
Posted on March 31, 2021