Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha hails state's phenomenal eight-year growth
On Independence Day, a top leader named Manik Saha made a speech.
He is the Chief Minister, the main leader of an Indian state called Tripura, which is in the northeastern part of India.
Mr. Saha spoke at a big celebration in Agartala, the state's main city.
He said Tripura has grown a lot in the last eight years.
The state's economy, called GSDP, became twice as big in just six years, and people now earn almost as much as the average Indian.
He said the state is peaceful, with the fewest crimes last year in twenty years.
Business people want to invest lots of money in Tripura, about Rs 1.32 lakh crore.
The government received more than 360 awards for its good work in farming, villages, and other areas.
It also signed a deal with a famous medical institute to improve healthcare, and helped 6,935 Bru families return home from Mizoram.
The speech was about all the good things the government says it has done for the people of Tripura.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the state made phenomenal growth over the past eight years, with GSDP doubling in six years and per capita income almost reaching the national average.
The Destination Tripura business conclave drew investment proposals worth Rs 1.32 lakh crore through 468 MoUs, with 10 foreign embassy representatives attending.
Saha said the state recorded its lowest crime in two decades last year, while the anti-drug drive led to 542 NDPS cases and 858 arrests.
Tripura received more than 360 national and regional awards across fields from agriculture to rural development and Panchayat.
The state signed an MoU with AIIMS, New Delhi for GBP Hospital, raised annual MBBS seats to 500, and rehabilitated 6,935 Bru families repatriated from Mizoram.
- Who
- Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha
- What
- Delivered the state-level Independence Day address detailing the state's growth, including doubled GSDP, Rs 1.32 lakh crore in investment proposals, healthcare improvements and welfare schemes
- When
- Saturday, August 15 (Independence Day)
- Where
- Assam Rifles ground, Agartala, Tripura
- Why
- To mark the Independence Day celebration and highlight the state government's development record
- Chief Minister
- Manik Saha
- Event
- State-level Independence Day programme
- Venue
- Assam Rifles ground, Agartala
- GSDP growth
- Doubled in six years
- Investment proposals
- Rs 1.32 lakh crore (Destination Tripura conclave)
- MoUs signed
- 468
- Awards received
- More than 360 national and regional awards
- Bru families rehabilitated
- 6,935
