This paper was presented during the VISION 2020 Seminar organised at Tripura University in 2005.The present paper is the Vision of the authors about their state. The paper proposes the construction of a ring road along the international borders of Tripura, which will have multi-faceted benefits...

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...

Tripura, the second smallest state in the North Eastern region of India is often considered a model state for the pace of development it attained in the last one and half decades. The present paper is a brief attempt to examine the facets of the state economy particularly in the light of...

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...

State Finances has been an area of concern and interest particularly because of the low revenue generating capacities of the states. Tripura, one of the smallest in the country is no exception. Efficient governance has a major role in propelling such small states to higher levels of growth and...

Tripura is the second largest rubber growing state of India in terms of area and production and the rubber sector accounts for more than 3 percent of the GSDP and has active participation of both the state agencies as well as market forces. The present paper analysis the employment, income 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...