Agartala, September 24: Tripura Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Thursday said the state’s expanding medical infrastructure has helped reduce the need for patients to travel outside Tripura for treatment, citing a significant decline in such referrals over the past four years.
According to figures shared by the Chief Minister, 555 patients were referred outside the state in 2023. The figure dropped to 495 in 2024 and 366 in 2025, while 161 patients have been referred outside Tripura so far in 2026.
Dr. Saha made the statement while inaugurating an Urban Polyclinic at AD Nagar. During the same programme, he virtually inaugurated newly constructed Ayushman Arogya Mandir buildings at Radhanagar, Dhaleswar, Jagaharimura, Ujan Abhoynagar and Ramakrishna Shivalaya Ashram.
The Chief Minister said the state has expanded its primary healthcare network considerably, with around 1,110 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs inaugurated across Tripura. These centres, he said, are providing people in rural and urban areas with access to various healthcare services closer to their homes.
Dr. Saha said strengthening healthcare delivery remains a priority for the government, with infrastructure being developed at multiple levels to improve access to both basic and specialised medical services.
He linked the decline in outside referrals to the availability of improved infrastructure and advanced treatment facilities within Tripura. The government, he said, would continue to expand and modernise the state’s healthcare system.
The Chief Minister also stressed the importance of developing a people-oriented health network that can cater to residents’ needs locally, from primary healthcare to specialised treatment.
MP Rajib Bhattacharjee, Agartala Municipal Corporation Mayor Dipak Majumder, MLA Meena Rani Sarkar, West Tripura District Magistrate Dr. Bishal Kumar, West Tripura Chief Medical Officer Shankar Chakraborty, senior Health Department officials, elected representatives and other dignitaries were present at the programme.
