Manipur Sets March 9 Assembly Sitting, Tripura Lines Up March 13 Budget Session

Overview

• Manipur’s Assembly reconvenes on March 9 at 11 a.m., with officials saying the sitting will run at least a week and include tabling of the budget.
• The Manipur Business Advisory Committee meets to allocate time for House business, with Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata Singh to preside.
• Portfolio allocations issued on March 4 assigned key departments to Deputy Chief Ministers Nemcha Kipgen and Losii Dikho and Ministers Konthoujam Govindas Singh and Khuraijam Loken Singh, while seven cabinet berths remain open for a post-budget expansion reported by a BJP leader.
• Tripura’s Budget session opens March 13 with the Governor’s address and is scheduled through March 25, with Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy presenting the 2026–27 Budget on March 16 and a 2025–26 supplementary outlay.
• Tripura plans to introduce bills to create a Women’s University, a University of Health Sciences, and a Technical University, as officials say the formal process to elect a new Speaker has not yet begun.