Agartala, Dec 08: Tripura government is organizing a two-day mega investment summit starting from December 9 in Agartala.
Tripura Industries Development Corporation Chairman Tinku Roy said that Tripura has received an investment worth Rs 122 crore in the last financial year despite the COVID-19 induced slowdown.
“The investment was done in the Bodhjungnagar industrial area alone due to the area’s industry friendliness. Apart from the small scale units are also being opened in an induvial capacity that is aided through various government schemes like PMEGP and Swabalamban”, the Chairman said.
Substantiating his statement Roy said, “Factory owners prefer to open their units in Bodhjungnagar industrial area for the availability of cheap fuel. The whole industrial area runs on PNG and the total quota fixed for the area is 6,000 units.”
“Earlier, the total consumption used to stay somewhere near 5,000 to 6,000 units which have now risen up to 18,000 to 20,000 units. Sometimes in the peak time, the total consumption exceeds 24,000 to 25,000 units. So, it proves that the units are increasing in the industrial area,” he said.
According to Roy, there is a big jump in investment quantum also. “Where Tripura’s annual investment used to be less than Rs. 3-4 crore, we are now exporting goods more than Rs 20-22 crore. This indicates that our production capacity is improving rapidly,” he added.
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He also said that on average 2,500 – 3,000 people get loans under the PMEGP and Swavalamban schemes every year. Meanwhile, the Tripura government is organizing a two-day mega investment summit starting from December 9.
The main objective of the motive is to showcase the resources of Tripura and woo investment in the sectors full of potentials.
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb will inaugurate the summit to be held at Pragna Bhavan, Agartala.
