Khowai, Tripura, 15th of October, 2026 : At a ceremony held at the Book Fair Ground in Subhash Park, Khowai, Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha laid the foundation stone and performed the Bhumi Pujan for a multi-storey building with car parking facilities on Thursday (15th October, 2026). He also virtually inaugurated 21 projects, which were completed at a cost of ₹38.73 crore.
The Chief Minister said the State Government is also working for development with the goal of building a Viksit Bharat by 2047. A new work culture has taken root in the state since 2018. In the last financial year, development projects worth ₹1,500 crore were inaugurated or had their foundation stones laid across various sub-divisions of the state. This year so far, projects worth ₹1,200 crore have been inaugurated or had foundations laid. He said the state government is working steadily for the development of Khowai district. Since 6 December 2022, 71 projects have been inaugurated or had foundation stones laid in Khowai district, at an estimated cost of ₹1,033.62 crore. Of these, 19 projects have been completed so far and work on 52 more is under way.
He said ₹160.79 crore has been allocated for the road from Khowai to Teliamura and from Teliamura to Harina in Sabroom. Work worth ₹115.81 crore has been taken up on the road from Agartala to Kailashahar via Khowai. A sum of ₹160.86 crore has been spent on improving rural road connectivity. Work is under way to install CC blocks along the Khowai River bank at a cost of ₹91.59 crore, to prevent river erosion, conserve water, and protect farmland. An Eklavya Model Residential School has been built at Padmabil at a cost of ₹50.86 crore. He said approval has been received for 21 Eklavya Model Schools across the state, of which 11 have been completed. Work has also begun on the 100-bed Khowai District Hospital, which will cost ₹45.46 crore. ₹11.95 crore has been provided for Bachaibari Higher Secondary School, and ₹19.85 crore for improving the roads from Champahawar to Takchhaia and from Tulashikhar to West Rajnagar.
The Chief Minister said that at the recent Business Conclave held in Agartala, domestic and foreign delegates expressed interest in setting up industries in the state. MoUs worth ₹1.32 lakh crore have already been signed.
Investors from across the country and abroad are interested in investing in Tripura because peace and order have been maintained in the state and the environment is favourable for setting up industries. The Chief Minister said the state’s literacy rate is 95.6 per cent, the third highest in the country. More than ₹1,178 crore has been spent on developing infrastructure in various schools, improving facilities in 213 schools. Under the VB-G RAM G scheme, 83.48 lakh person-days of work have been generated since 1 July. Piped drinking water connections have already been provided to 86.6 per cent of households in the state. Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, pucca houses have been built for 3.76 lakh families, and construction of 76,771 houses has been completed in urban areas.
He said women are being linked with self-help groups to empower them and make them self-reliant. More than one lakh women in the state have become “Lakhpati Didis” so far. Speaking of improvements in the state’s health services, he said the number of patients going outside the state for treatment has fallen by nearly 80 per cent. With better medical facilities in the state, patients can now get treatment for various complex illnesses within Tripura. Infrastructure in hospitals is being upgraded and modernised, and the number of beds has increased considerably. District and sub-divisional hospitals have also seen improvements in medical services. The state currently has 550 MBBS seats across its medical colleges, 63 BDS seats, and 50 B.Sc. Nursing seats. The Chief Minister also spoke of plans to set up homeopathic and Ayurvedic medical colleges.
Present at the ceremony were Chief Whip of the ruling side in the Assembly, MLA Kalyani Saha (Roy); MLA Pinaki Das Choudhury; and Khowai Zilla Parishad Sabhadhipati Aparna Singha Roy (Dutta), among others. Khowai Municipal Council Chairperson Debashis Nath Sharma presided. Guests also included Tapan Kumar Das, Special Secretary of the Social Welfare and Social Education Department; Dr. Samit Roy Choudhury, Director of the School Education Department; and SP B.J. Reddy. Khowai District Magistrate Rajat Pant delivered the welcome address. After the programme, the Chief Minister inaugurated a new electric crematorium at Lalchhara Mahashmashan and planted a sapling. He then unveiled the portrait of Moti Hathi, the district’s Swachhata mascot, at the District Magistrate’s office complex.
Meanwhile, as part of the inaugural programme for the 21 development projects in Khowai district, Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma took part in the live telecast of the Chief Minister’s programme and in a public outreach event at Asharambari Higher Secondary School. As part of the 21 projects, the Chief Minister virtually inaugurated three newly built classrooms and three new laboratories at Asharambari Higher Secondary School, a newly built 50-seat girls’ hostel adjoining Behalabari Class XII School in Tulashikhar Block, and the newly built school building of PM SHRI Bharat Sardar Higher Secondary School in Tulashikhar Block. These were built at a cost of about ₹10.86 crore. At the Asharambari event, the Forest Minister said it was a proud day for the Asharambari Assembly constituency and thanked the Chief Minister. He hoped students of the area would establish themselves through their studies at the school and bring honour to their locality and the state.
Additional District Magistrate of Khowai Abhedananda Vaidya delivered the welcome address. Distinguished attendees included Khowai District Panchayat Officer Uttam Das Vaishnav; Tulashikhar Block Development Officer Biswa Debbarma; and social workers Smaranjit Debbarma, Jayanta Debbarma, and Rajesh Debbarma, among others. At the event, self-help group members from Tulashikhar Block presented guests with flower pots they had made and a symbol of the Khowai district administration’s Swachhata Mission.
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