Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha indicated on Tuesday that the implementation of the tripartite agreement remained a concern for his administration, and that he intended to raise the matter with central leaders at the earliest opportunity. The remarks came as the NDA alliance's position in the state drew scrutiny following TIPRA Motha chief Pradyot Kishore Debbarma's announcement that he was withdrawing from active politics.
Saha indicated that the state government intended to follow up on the matter and work toward addressing the demands it viewed as valid, though no specific timeline or new decision on the agreement was outlined. He added that the issue was already a concern for the administration, and that plans to engage central leadership at the earliest opportunity had been outlined. Speaking to reporters gathered outside a Cabinet meeting, Saha conveyed that all warranted steps would be taken and that no gaps in effort were anticipated.
The wider context for these statements is a three-way accord linking the central government, Tripura's state administration, and TIPRA Motha, drawn up to address matters affecting the region's indigenous communities.
Turning to the question of TET-qualified candidates, Saha noted that hiring for undergraduate teaching positions under TET-I had been placed on hold pending the outcome of ongoing court proceedings. On the TET-II graduate teacher recruitment front, Saha noted that the Teachers' Recruitment Board, Tripura (TRBT) had submitted a list of 67 vetted candidates to the department, matching the number of newly created posts intended to fill gaps in graduate teacher numbers at the secondary level. He indicated that letters offering appointments were set to go out to them that Wednesday.
The chief minister explained that filling 1,020 graduate teacher positions had stalled partway through because applicants meeting the qualifications were not available across certain reserved categories. Among the vacancies he pointed to were 233 posts set aside for Scheduled Tribes, 23 reserved for ex-servicemen, and a further 20 allocated to persons with disabilities.
According to Saha, those holding TET-II certificates numbered 1,502, and the administration had yet to reach a formal resolution on the matter, with a ruling still pending. He also raised a litigation over reservation entitlements covering 233 posts and still awaiting judicial resolution, citing the ongoing proceedings as a factor holding up finalisation of the hiring process.
In a separate action, the Tripura Cabinet passed a resolution marking Narendra Modi's 25-year tenure at the helm of elected governments — a stretch running from 7 October 2001 through 7 October 2026, covering his years leading Gujarat followed by his time as the country's prime minister. As Saha described it, the resolution praised the direction of Modi's government by listing national interest, public service, security, development, and self-reliance among its stated governing priorities. The document's observations on extending governance to communities at the margins of society, and on drawing everyday citizens into national development, were also noted with approval.
Touching on the Prime Minister's stated vision for national advancement, Saha conveyed that Modi had placed particular focus on four groups — young people, women, those working the land, and people living in poverty — with the position that lifting these communities would drive broader progress across the country. Advances in infrastructure and defence manufacturing formed another part of the address, with the Chief Minister pointing to gains in self-reliance and a growing capacity to fulfil domestic needs while also sending equipment to overseas buyers.
Saha pointed to federal backing across multiple sectors as evidence of Tripura's place within the national development framework, and voiced an expectation that gains in connectivity and physical infrastructure would carry forward. In a formal resolution, the Cabinet placed on record its backing for the Viksit Bharat development agenda, anchoring that position in the governing philosophy expressed through the four-part framework of "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas," and conveyed its hope that the Prime Minister would enjoy continued good health and a lengthy tenure in public life.
