Tripura gets Rs 1.21 lakh crore investment pledges at Agartala business conclave

Tripura signed 342 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 1.21 lakh crore during the two-day "Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026" in Agartala to make the state a manufacturing, logistics and services hub in the northeast.The conclave attracted over 2,000 investors and delegates from nearly 1,200 organisations, including participants from 11 countries.

Chief Minister Manik Saha said the state received investment proposals worth over Rs 30,000 crore in the previous year. Of these, projects valued at more than Rs 8,000 crore are already under implementation. He said the new investment commitments are expected to accelerate industrialisation and generate employment.

Tripura has secured the top rank among states and Union Territories under the Centre's "Deregulation and Compliance Reduction" initiative. According to the state government, reforms including a single-window clearance system, a GIS-based digital land bank, simplified land-use conversion and risk-based inspections have improved the ease of doing business in the state.


Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and the state's Industries and Commerce Minister Santana Chakma, among others, also addressed the inaugural session of the business conclave on Thursday.

The conclave also witnessed the participation of ambassadors, high commissioners and diplomatic representatives from 10 countries – Bangladesh, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, Laos (Lao PDR), Kazakhstan, Chile, Nepal, Uzbekistan, South Africa, and the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).

The state is seeking investment across rubber, bamboo, agarwood, food processing, agriculture, fisheries and petrochemicals. It is also pitching opportunities in tourism, healthcare, education, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.

Tripura is positioning itself as a logistics gateway to Southeast Asia. This plan rests on projects such as the Agartala-Akhaura rail link, the Maitri Setu bridge connecting Sabroom with Bangladesh's Chittagong Port, inland waterways, and the expansion of Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport.

The state is also targeting investment in artificial intelligence, data centres, electronics manufacturing, semiconductor design and global capability centres. This push is part of its Digital Tripura Mission and other IT infrastructure initiatives.

(Inputs from agencies)