Tripura

One of the isolated states of India’s northeast, Tripura is located between Assam, Mizoram and shares an international border with Bangladesh. It is rich in natural resources such as natural gas and limestone and is also one of the largest producers of rubber in the country, but it has little industry. Tripura was governed by the Indian communist party for decades until the recent elections in 2018 during which the BJP swept into power. The new government could leverage the state’s high literacy rates and proximity to Bangladesh and Southeast Asia to turn it into a trade transit hub.   

State Summary

  • Size
    4,049 sq. miles
  • Population
    3.7 million
  • State GDP
    $4.14 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    60
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    1
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    2
  • Party Affiliation
    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel during the Beating Retreat ceremony on the India Bangladesh border at Akhaura Integrated Checkpost in Agartala on February 14, 2017. (ARINDAM DEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Workers add labels onto bottles of drinking water at a bottling unit on World Water Day in Agartala. (ARINDAM DEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Left: Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel during the Beating Retreat ceremony on the India Bangladesh border at Akhaura Integrated Checkpost in Agartala on February 14, 2017. (ARINDAM DEY/AFP/Getty Images)
Right: Workers add labels onto bottles of drinking water at a bottling unit on World Water Day in Agartala. (ARINDAM DEY/AFP/Getty Images)
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ONGC to invest Rs 3,200 crore to drill 115 wells across eight fields in Tripura

Posted on January 29, 2020

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation , the country’s largest petroleum explorer, plans to invest $448.3 million to drill around 115 wells across eight oil and gas fields in Tripura.

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Tripura: Finance Minister defends imposing 6% Electricity Duty, says ‘minimum pain, maximum gain’

Posted on October 23, 2019

In the wake of widespread protests, Tripura finance minister Jishnu Devvarman defended his government’s move to impose a 6 percent Electricity Duty, claiming the duty will not affect the poor because 52 percent of the population will be exempt.

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Centre signs MoU to use Bangla port for Tripura

Posted on August 28, 2019

The center has signed an MOU with Bangladesh for transporting 20 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bullet trucks through the Mongla port in Bangladesh to cater to the growing petroleum demand in Tripura.

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

Solar Performance Tracker — Tripura reaches 16.67 MW (updated March 31, 2021)

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

Health

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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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Brainstorming session held to facilitate mission to make Tripura into a model state

Posted on November 13, 2018

NITI Aayog held a three-day brainstorming session to discuss 10 major thematic areas to facilitate the mission of the government to make Tripura a model state in the next three years. More than a hundred scholars, civil society members, policy makers, and bureaucrats attended the session to discuss roadmaps for development of education, private sector development, health and nutrition, and several other fields.

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Child care leave allowed for women with children for two years with full pay

Posted on December 27, 2017

The Tripura government will allow Child Care Leave (CCL) for women employees with minor children for 730 days with full pay in the duration of their entire service period.

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Tata Trusts to work with Tripura toaddress iron and iodine deficiencies among state residents

Posted on March 15, 2017

Tata Trusts has signed an MoU with the Tripura government to address iron and iodine deficiencies among state residents. In Tripura 48.3 percent of children, 54.5 percent women and 24.7 percent of men are anemic. Tata Trusts will provide technical assistance to help the state purchase fortified salt and encourage residents to use it.

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Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Meghalaya, and Tripura undertake reforms in “ease of doing business” stipulated by the Ministry of Finance

Posted on March 24, 2021

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