Overview
- Chief Minister Manik Saha announced work on a state artificial intelligence policy with support from the Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog, describing it as the first such effort by a state.
- The Tripura State Innovation Mission (T-NEST) was launched in Agartala to foster startups and connect government, academia, industry and investors.
- The state outlined plans for an AI Centre of Excellence with Ministry of Electronics and IT support and a proposed IT and Data Economic Zone to attract IT, ITES and data-centre investments.
- Agartala is slated to pilot AI-driven city management for traffic, power, drinking water, flood control, solid and liquid waste handling and property assessment.
- Officials said T-NEST will extend to all eight districts with new innovation centres and a District Innovator Fellowship, though implementation timelines and budgets were not disclosed.