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Abstract

Tripura’s economy is primarily driven by the service sector, followed by agriculture and industry. In 2022–23, the state’s GSDP at constant prices was ₹640 billion (US\$7.6 billion), marking a 10.38% growth over the previous year. The projected GSDP for 2025–26 (at current prices) is ₹1,00,795 crore, reflecting a 10% rise over the revised estimates for 2024–25. However, the state faces structural challenges such as geographical isolation, limited infrastructure, and persistent poverty and unemployment. In recent years, efforts have intensified to address these issues through targeted investments and policy interventions. The panelists in this webinar will deliberate on Tripura’s evolving development strategy, focusing on the government’s key investments in infrastructure, agriculture, and social sectors to promote inclusive and sustainable growth.

About the Speakers

Indraneel Bhowmik

Indraneel is Professor & Head, Department of Economics, Tripura University. Earlier he worked as Reader, Dept. of Economics, Tripura University from 29th April, 2009 to 28th April, 2012 and Worked as Assistant Professor in Economics at various Degree colleges under the Government of Tripura. He is Member of NEEA (North Eastern Economic Association), ISLE (Indian Society of Labour Economics) and ESSOT (Economic Sciences Society of Tripura). He has completed his Phd in Economics M.A, and B.A from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan.

Kiran Gitte

Kiran Gitte, an IAS officer of the 2005 batch from the Tripura cadre, is currently serving as Secretary, Good Governance, Industries & Commerce, and Health & Family Welfare in Tripura. He secured All India Rank 89 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination.

He started working with TELCO (Now Tata Motors) after graduation from GECA. However, he was not happy with routine job on shop floor and wanted to do something for larger community. Initially he concentrated on IES exams where he got selected to Border Road Organisation (BRO). He worked for few months with BRO. Afterwards he worked with MBT till got selected as IAS in 2005. He worked as DM of Dalai District in Tripura, Muncipal Commissioner of Agartala, Worked as Deputy Secretary Water Supply and Project Officer of JalSwarajya. He had one of the best stint as Collector of Amravati in Maharashtra. Currently Kiran Gitte is working as Commissioner PMRDA since May 2017.

Kiran Gitte has received Pradhan Mantri Award for successful implementation of JanDhan Yojana in Tripura. He has been also awarded as Best Collector by Chief Minister of Maharashtra for implementation of Jal Yukt Shivar Yojana in Amravati District.

He completed B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Later, he pursued Master of Arts in Public Policy from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi.

Tridib Bhattacharjee

Tridib Bhattacharjee is the Founder and Chief Advisor of Astramind Consulting. He is described as a leadership advisor and digital transformation leader with extensive global experience. His career is noted as "Transformational & Disruptive".

Bhattacharjee's career includes early work at Wipro and roles at 3Com and Cisco in Silicon Valley. He also contributed to network rollouts and organizational development at companies like Reliance Infocomm, Alcatel-Lucent, Avaya, and Tech Mahindra, and served as an Enterprise Digital Transformation Leader at Tata Motors.

As a business coach, he focuses on helping enterprises and leaders improve performance. He has assisted over 900 global leaders, entrepreneurs, professionals, and students from various industries and institutions. He has also spoken at global institutions and industry forums.

Tamali Chakraborty

Tamali Chakraborty is currently an Assistant Professor in Economics & Social Sciences at the Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam. Prior to her PhD, she has worked with various educational institutes in teaching and research roles. Prior to joining IIM Visakhapatnam, she worked as Assistant Professor at IIM Bodh Gaya. Her research interests lie in the areas of Environmental Economics and Developmental Economics. Prof. Tamali Chakraborty holds a PhD degree from IIT Bombay. Prof. Tamali Chakraborty holds a PhD degree from IIT Bombay.