This paper provides the baseline data on Rubber Plantations in Tripura. The paper was conceived as the major content of the First Technical Bulletin of Tripura Rubber Mission. The history of growth of rubber plantations in the state has been traced. Moreover, the extent of plantations at the...

The present paper traces the genesis of Natural Rubber Plantation based rehabilitation of the landless shifting cultivators of Tripura. The paper makes a brief review of erstwhile efforts at resettlement and describes the economics of rubber plantation as available to the beneficiaries and...

Tripura, one of the smallest states of India is considered as better performer in implementation of MGNREGS from the perspective of employment generation for having the highest average man-days generated per household in a year for three successive years now. The rationale behind the...

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) operational in India since 2005-06 with the dual objective of providing employment to the rural households and creation of sustainable rural assets, is extremely important for the backward and less developed North Eastern region...