Over 200 investors have launched projects in Tripura: CM

Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha Monday said his govt has attracted 200 investors so far and expects an investment of Rs 1,000 crore more in the coming days.
He was speaking at the inaugural programme of the state-level workshop on Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialisation Scheme (UNNATI). Saha said, "PM Modi always says India's development is incomplete without the northeast.The UNNATI programme aims to give industrial development in the region a push and attract investment."
Saha said the Centre has set aside a budget of Rs 10,037 crore for the northeast and more than 83,000 jobs will be generated in 10 years. The Centre has placed Tripura in Zone B, enabling it to receive incentives, which will help locally produced goods compete in the market, he added.
Apart from UNNATI, the Tripura industries dept also offers multiple schemes and incentives. Tripura, surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides, has seen a marked improvement in connectivity through the HIRA model — highways, internet, railways and airways — introduced by Modi, he underlined.
"Our focus is on rubber, bamboo, agriculture, horticulture and tea. MSMEs contribute significantly to our GDP, transforming the state's economic landscape and generating employment. Micro enterprises account for 98% of businesses in Tripura," the chief minister said.
In the last three years, about 2.95 lakh jobs have been generated and 66,443 enterprises — 65,583 micro, 803 small and 57 medium enterprises — have been registered. As many as 212 investors have participated in several business meetings last year, and MoUs of over Rs 5,900 crore have been signed with 200-plus investments already made, he said.