Agartala, July 10: Tripura is expected to witness a new wave of growth over the next few years in multiple sectors including Information Technology (IT). 

With signing of 342 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) having investment commitments worth Rs. 1,21,303 crore, Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said the 'Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026' has ushered in a new chapter in the state's development journey. 

He noted, guided by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a Viksit Bharat, these investments will lay a strong foundation for building a Viksit Tripura. 

The two-day Destination Tripura Business Conclave 2026, organized by the Department of Industries and Commerce in association with stakeholder Departments and Organizations, concluded on Friday. 

The Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Tripura, through a press note informed that there were over 2731+ registrations received for the conclave. Over around 2000+ investors both within and outside the state from various sectors attended the conclave approximately from 1200+ organizations.  

Out of which a total of approximate 342+ Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) including investment intents was signed/submitted by participating investors expressing their intent of investing in various sectors with a value of approximately Rs. 1,21,303+ crores as a primary estimate.  

The sector wise value break of the intents/MoUs is as follows: TSECL Rs. 18,100 crores, TREDA Rs. 12,980 crores, Tourism Rs. 12,303 crores, Transport -Rs. 3056 crores, Urban - Rs.15,742 crores, Education -Rs.568 crores, Higher Education Rs. 3000 crores, Agriculture and Horticulture - Rs. 1675 crores, Fisheries Rs. 228 crores, ARDD Rs. 2650 crores, Bamboo Rubber Agar Rs. 1700 crores, Health Rs.4000 crores, IT-13248 Crores, Industry and Commerce - Rs. 30000 crores. 

The Industries and Commerce department also informed that yesterday the Chief Miniser also had one-to-one interaction with the investors, entrepreneurs and foreign delegates. He invited them for investment in Tripura.  

Other Ministers like Agriculture Minister Ratan Lal Nath, IT Minister Pranajit Singha Roy, Industries and Commerce Minister Santana Chakma, Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury, Sports Minister Tinku Roy, Minister of Cooperation Shuklacharan Noatia, Forest Minister Animesh Debbarma, Higher Education Minister Kishore Barman also had candid interaction with the investors. They encouraged the prospective investors to invest in Tripura. 

One of the event highlights was sector specific stalls combining sectors wherein the Departments/Organizations highlighted and showcased their activities and the investment potentials.

The sectors that got attention included Power, IT, Tea, Financial Institutions, Agar, Rubber, EV and logistics, land bank, Oil & gas, urban infrastructure, skill and education, Animal resource and fisheries etc. 

The conclave attracted many blue-chip companies from diverse sectors, including notable names such as Google, Salesforce, Aarvi (Jindal group), Power Finance Corporation, Lulu group international, Ambuja Neotia, ATRI group, CSRD enterprise, MACLEC, NLC India, GIZ Germany, ECS reality Pvt ltd, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, NDR infrastructure pvt. Ltd, J.K. Urbana Garden, Smart Green aquaculture, Bhutoria Logistics, Anjali exports, AV Biotechs, IOCL etc. emerged as the top investment intents in sectors such as IT, Al, Tourism, Health, Tea, Education and Skill, Power, Fisheries, Animal resource, Agar & Bamboo, Rubber, Agriculture and Horticulture etc. at the conclave, reflecting the state's commitment to nurturing a skilled and healthy workforce. 

It is noteworthy that this Business Conclave has had representation from 10 countries like Chile, Bangladesh, Laos PDR, Nepal, South Africa, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Philippines, and Japan External Trade Organisation.