Overview
- Chief Minister Manik Saha urged government doctors to avoid sending patients out of Tripura unless it is absolutely necessary.
- GBP Hospital in Agartala now hosts nine super-specialty departments, with four additional units planned.
- Referral cases have decreased from over 900 in 2024 to around 500 through October 2025, according to GBP Hospital’s medical superintendent.
- Saha criticized first-year MBBS results at Santiniketan Medical College and Tripura Medical College, warning the government will not accept patchwork in medical education.
- He said the competent authority has agreed to add 50 MBBS seats at Tripura Medical College, with a formal notification expected, and noted the state currently has 400 MBBS seats.