Overview

• Chief Minister Manik Saha confirmed the World Bank has sanctioned a Rs1,600-crore project aimed at improving living standards for Tripura’s indigenous communities.
• The state government earmarked Rs860 crore for the TTAADC’s 2025-26 budget, with an extra Rs179.82 crore and Rs6,000 crore under the tribal sub-plan.
• Saha refuted allegations of a financial crunch in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, assuring that project implementation is already underway.
• Initiatives span education, healthcare, road connectivity, drinking water and cultural preservation through schemes such as Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan.
• Tribal communities make up nearly 32 percent of Tripura’s population and administer two-thirds of the state’s territory under the TTAADC, central to these development efforts.