Chief Minister of Tripura (born 1953)
Manik Saha is an Indian politician serving as the Chief Minister of Tripura and leader of the house in the Tripura Legislative Assembly. He has represented the Town Bordowali Assembly constituency in the Tripura Legislative Assembly since 26 June 2022. He was also a member of the Rajya Sabha from Tripura in 2022 until he became Chief Minister, and the President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura from 2020 to 2022. He has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2016 and was a member of the Indian National Congress before 2016..
Projects & Initiatives 2 ongoing
Agartala Smart City
আগরতলা স্মার্ট সিটি
Completed
Budget₹541 crore (Agartala Smart City total project outlay: ₹465 cr central + ₹51 cr state + ₹25 cr A&OE)
Since 2016 · Urban development programme for Agartala under the central Smart Cities Mission. Covers CCTV surveillance, integrated command centre, smart roads, and basic urban services.
Tripura–Bangladesh Connectivity
বাংলাদেশ সংযোগ
Ongoing
BudgetAkhaura–Agartala rail link: ₹970 crore (jointly funded by India–Bangladesh)
ReachRail link opened Nov 2023; positions Tripura as a transit corridor for trade with Bangladesh and Southeast Asia.
TargetRail link opened Nov 2023
Since 2023 · India–Bangladesh rail and road connectivity project. The Akhaura–Agartala cross-border rail link, inaugurated November 2023, connects Tripura to Dhaka and onward to the Chittagong port.