8 October 2026
The Tripura Cabinet decided to establish a Tripura Staff Selection Commission (TSSC) to conduct examinations for recruitment to Group-B, Group-C and Group-D posts under the state government. Minister Sushanta Chowdhury announced the decisions. The Cabinet also approved creation of 700 Graduate Teacher posts for Classes IX and X in the Secondary Education Department, and filling of 361 teacher posts in the Elementary Education Department (75 Graduate Teachers and 286 Under Graduate Teachers). Recruitment of 213 personnel for the Agartala Municipal Corporation was approved. About 9.92 lakh ration card holders will get 1 kg of sugar, 2 kg of flour and 500 g of semolina free for the Durga Puja festivities, distributed through Fair Price Shops during October and November. The sitting allowance of the Scheduled Caste Welfare sub-committee rises from Rs 100 to Rs 200, and the daily allowance for Minority Welfare boarding students from Rs 65 to Rs 100.
New body:
Tripura Staff Selection Commission
Posts covered:
Group-B, C and D
Free ration beneficiaries:
about 9.92 lakh ration card holders
Agartala Municipal Corporation recruitment:
213 personnel
Why it matters for exams: A new state recruitment body and its remit is a likely state-affairs question, as are the Cabinet's free-ration and recruitment decisions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
7 October 2026
Chief Minister Manik Saha announced a 3 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for state government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners, taking the total to 44 per cent. The revised rate applies from 1 October 2026. He made the announcement at a press conference at the Secretariat in Agartala, with Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy present. The additional cost to the state is about 300 crore rupees a year. After the revision, the gap between Tripura's DA rate and that of Central government employees stands at 16 percentage points. House Rent Allowance (HRA) for regular government employees rises from 8 per cent to 10 per cent.
Total DA/DR:
44 per cent
Increase:
3 per cent
Annual extra cost:
about 300 crore rupees
Gap with Centre:
16 percentage points
Why it matters for exams: Pay and allowance revisions by a state government are a staple of state-affairs and economy questions.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
In plain words
DA/DR Dearness Allowance / Dearness Relief — DA is paid to serving employees and DR to pensioners to offset price rises.
6 October 2026
Elections were held to 587 Village Committees of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), covering 2,634 constituencies and 4,597 seats. Of these, 167 Village Committees with 1,644 seats were uncontested. Results were declared for 4,594 seats, with three seats remaining vacant. The BJP-Tipra Motha alliance won 4,320 of the 4,594 seats, of which the BJP won 859 and its ally IPFT 33. UNI described TIPRA Motha as the dominant political force across the Village Committees.
Village Committees:
587
Total seats:
4,597
Alliance seats:
4,320 of 4,594 declared
BJP / IPFT:
859 / 33
Why it matters for exams: Grassroots tribal self-government in Tripura and the TTAADC village committee polls are likely state-polity questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
TTAADC Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council — The elected council that administers the tribal areas of Tripura.
6 October 2026
Tipra Motha Party chief Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma said in a Facebook post on the night of 6 October that he will not remain in active politics after next month. PTI (ThePrint) reported that he cited health issues; UNI reported that he said he believed the tribal community had achieved political unity and a greater awareness of its constitutional rights. He asked party workers to organise a mega rally next month, inviting all village committee chairpersons, so that he can address them once more from a political platform. He urged the Centre to implement the Tiprasa Accord, signed in March 2024 with the Union and state governments, and said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had assured that implementation would begin after Durga Puja. The announcement came as the BJP-Tipra Motha alliance swept the TTAADC village committee polls.
Leader:
Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma
Party:
Tipra Motha Party
Accord cited:
Tiprasa Accord (March 2024)
Facebook post:
6 October 2026
Why it matters for exams: Names of party heads and the accords tied to Tripura's tribal politics are regular state-affairs questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Tiprasa Accord Tripartite accord of March 2024 — An agreement between Tipra Motha, the Tripura government and the Centre on the issues of Tripura's indigenous people.
9 October 2026
Tripura State Election Commissioner P.K. Chakraborty chaired a high-level meeting at the State Guest House to prepare for the urban local body elections, including the Agartala Municipal Corporation. Director General (In-Charge) G.S. Rao, the Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police attended. The terms of the existing bodies end around 9 December, so the State Election Commission must conduct the polls. The Urban Development Department has finalised the polling station list. Final publication of the electoral roll revisions is set for 15 October. UNI reported in September that the commission had recommended 784 polling stations across the 21 urban local bodies in its draft notification.
Urban local bodies:
21
Term of existing bodies ends:
9 December
Final electoral roll publication:
15 October
State Election Commissioner:
P.K. Chakraborty
Why it matters for exams: State Election Commissions run local body polls, and the number of bodies, term end and roll dates are typical state-affairs facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC
10 October 2026
Chief Minister Manik Saha said road accidents and fatalities in Tripura have fallen significantly, crediting joint work by the Transport and Police Departments. He spoke at an event at the Police Ground in A.D. Nagar, Agartala, where road safety equipment was distributed under the Road Safety Fund. He highlighted the PM RAHAT scheme, which offers a reward of up to Rs. 25,000 to Good Samaritans who help accident victims. He also noted cashless treatment of up to Rs. 1.5 lakh under Ayushman Bharat and CM-JAY. Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury and officiating Director General of Police G.S. Rao attended.
Good Samaritan reward:
up to Rs. 25,000
Cashless treatment:
up to Rs. 1.5 lakh
Scheme:
PM RAHAT
Fund:
Road Safety Fund
Why it matters for exams: Central and state schemes for accident victims, such as PM RAHAT, are a recurring scheme-based question.
Kerala PSCUPSC
State Focus
Tripura
Sports
Sports
6 October 2026
The Tripura State Government has allotted 30.30 acres of land in the Sekerkote area to the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) for a cricket academy. The TCA must deposit 6 crore 81 lakh 75 thousand rupees with the Revenue Department for the land. TCA Secretary Subrata Dey announced the development at a press conference at the Club House of MBB Stadium. He said the academy should help cricketers across the state with training and development, and hoped the land transfer would be finished soon.
Land allotted:
30.30 acres
Location:
Sekerkote
Payment to Revenue Department:
6 crore 81 lakh 75 thousand rupees
Allottee:
Tripura Cricket Association
Why it matters for exams: State sports infrastructure and the bodies behind it are routine sports and state-affairs questions.
Kerala PSCSSC
11 October 2026
Tripura Governor Indra Sena Reddy Nallu addressed a cultural programme and Indigenous Baul Festival in Sepahijala district. He stressed shaping students' character and values through education. He asked students to keep order, show deference to seniors, use their time wisely and stay in control under pressure. He urged rural students to avoid distractions, including heavy mobile phone use, and to keep their goals in focus. Tribal Welfare Minister Bikash Debbarma and other dignitaries attended.
Governor:
Indra Sena Reddy Nallu
District:
Sepahijala
Event:
Indigenous Baul Festival
Tribal Welfare Minister:
Bikash Debbarma
Why it matters for exams: Who holds a Governor's office and where he spoke are common state-affairs facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC
1 October 2026
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha spoke at Women's College, Agartala, where he inaugurated renovation and development work on the Matangini Pritilata Auditorium. He launched the Seva First Innovation Challenge 2026, the Mukhyamantri Yuva Jogajog Yojana and Digi-SAPNE 3.0. He called young people a key resource for national development. He stressed the need to combine institutional education with modern technology and spirituality, and said the state is prioritising technology-driven upgrades to educational infrastructure, with a greater focus on Artificial Intelligence.
Scheme launched:
Mukhyamantri Yuva Jogajog Yojana
Challenge:
Seva First Innovation Challenge 2026
Programme:
Digi-SAPNE 3.0
Venue:
Women's College, Agartala
Why it matters for exams: Names of new state schemes and their launch details are routine scheme questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
13 October 2026
The Tripura State Election Commission declared results for 4,078 of the 4,594 Village Committee seats under the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council by the night of Monday, 5 October 2026.
Of the 4,078 declared seats the Tipra Motha Party won 3,177 and its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party 668, while the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura took 20.
The CPI(M) won 60 seats, the Congress 10 and Independents 143.
Polling was held on 28 September for 2,950 seats in the 587 Village Committees.
In all 4,597 seats were notified; 1,644 were won uncontested and nominations were not filed for three seats.
The Tipra Motha won 1,557 of the uncontested seats and the BJP 81.
At the scrutiny stage the Commission had said 1,169 of the 4,597 seats drew only solitary nominations, out of 10,958 nominations filed.
Seats declared:
4,078 of 4,594
Tipra Motha Party:
3,177 seats
Bharatiya Janata Party:
668 seats
Polling day:
28 September 2026
Why it matters for exams: Local body results in a Sixth Schedule council area, with exact seat arithmetic, are standard current affairs material.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSC
In plain words
TTAADC Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council — The autonomous council that administers Tripura's tribal areas.
IPFT Indigenous People's Front of Tripura — A tribal-based party that contested the polls as part of the ruling alliance.
13 October 2026
Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma, founder of the TIPRA Motha Party, announced on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, that he was stepping away from active politics and would no longer hold political office.
He set out the decision in a two-page letter addressed to the people of Tripura, in which the Tiprasa Accord was the core theme.
He wrote that the decision was not a temporary withdrawal and that he had reached a point where he had to choose his health, his family and his own peace of mind.
The announcement came a day after his party's victory in the Village Committee elections of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.
TIPRA is short for Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance.
He founded the party in 2019, soon after resigning as the Tripura president of the Congress.
The party won 18 of the 28 TTAADC seats in the 2021 council elections.
It joined the BJP-led coalition government headed by Manik Saha in 2024, a year after winning 13 of the 60 Assembly seats to become the second-largest party in the State.
The tripartite Tiprasa Accord among the Centre, the Tripura government and the party was reached in March 2024.
Date of announcement:
7 October 2026
Party founded:
2019
TTAADC seats won in 2021:
18 of 28
Assembly seats:
13 of 60
Why it matters for exams: Party founders, accords and council seat tallies in the North East are frequently asked in polity and current affairs papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
TIPRA Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance — The full form of the name carried by the Tipra Motha Party.
Tiprasa Accord Tripartite accord of March 2024 — An accord among the Centre, the Tripura government and the Tipra Motha Party on the issues of the State's indigenous people.
13 October 2026
Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha announced a 3 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance for State government employees and in Dearness Relief for pensioners, at a press conference at the Secretariat.
With the hike, employees and pensioners will receive 44 per cent DA in total.
The revised rate is effective from 1 October 2026.
The Chief Minister said the decision would mean an additional annual expenditure of around 300 crore rupees for the State government.
After the revision, the gap in DA between State and Central government employees stands at 16 percentage points.
In a second decision, House Rent Allowance for regular government employees was raised from 8 per cent to 10 per cent.
Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy was present at the press conference.
Total Dearness Allowance:
44 per cent
Effective from:
1 October 2026
Additional annual expenditure:
around 300 crore rupees
House Rent Allowance:
8 per cent to 10 per cent
Why it matters for exams: State pay allowances, their effective dates and the State-Centre DA gap are routine questions in State service papers.
Kerala PSCSSCBank
In plain words
DA Dearness Allowance — A cost-of-living allowance paid to serving government employees.
DR Dearness Relief — The corresponding cost-of-living payment made to pensioners.