{"id":17767,"date":"2026-01-23T11:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/?p=17767"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T12:22:24","slug":"union-doner-minister-jyotiraditya-scindia-arrives-in-tripura-on-friday-announces-540-crore-development-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/union-doner-minister-jyotiraditya-scindia-arrives-in-tripura-on-friday-announces-540-crore-development-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Union DoNER Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Arrives in Tripura on Friday, Announces \u20b9540 Crore Development Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong>Tripura, 23 Jan 2026:<\/strong> Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia arrived in Tripura on Friday as part of his three-day official visit to Tripura and Assam. During his stay in the state, the Union Minister will lay foundation stones and inaugurate multiple development projects funded by the DoNER Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Speaking to the media upon arrival, Scindia described Tripura as \u201cmy state,\u201d highlighting the deep historical and emotional bond between the Scindia family and the former royal family of Tripura. He recalled that his aunt, Maharani Padmaraje, was married to the former Maharaja of Tripura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">The Union Minister praised Chief Minister Manik Saha for his cooperative, visionary, and forward-looking leadership, stating that he is fortunate to work closely with him for the state\u2019s all-round development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Scindia announced that development projects worth nearly \u20b9540 crore have been brought to Tripura under Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision of holistic development of the Ashta Lakshmi\u2014the eight North Eastern states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\"><strong>Day-wise itinerary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Day 1 \u2013 Friday: Projects worth around \u20b9220 crore will be inaugurated and foundation stones laid, including three foundation stones and three inaugurations across sectors such as roads, healthcare, tourism, power, and infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Day 2 \u2013 Saturday: The Union Minister will visit Dumboor, where he, along with the Chief Minister, will lay the foundation stone of the Mata Sundari Mata Bari Tourism Circuit, an ambitious project estimated at \u20b9250\u2013270 crore. He is also scheduled to offer darshan at Mata Sundari Temple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">Day 3 \u2013 Sunday: Scindia will proceed to Assam to attend official programmes related to DoNER initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">The Union Minister also announced the launch of a pilot agarwood project, often referred to as \u201cliquid gold,\u201d jointly for Tripura and Assam, aimed at creating livelihood opportunities and boosting the regional economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Reiterating the Centre\u2019s commitment, Scindia said the initiatives span tourism, agarwood, health, power, and infrastructure, and will play a key role in Tripura\u2019s journey of development and progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Minister for Development of North Eastern Region Jyotiraditya Scindia arrived in Tripura on Friday on a three-day official visit covering Tripura and Assam. During his visit, the Union Minister announced development projects worth nearly \u20b9540 crore for Tripura under the DoNER Ministry, aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision for holistic development of the Northeast.<\/p>\n<p>On the first day, projects worth around \u20b9220 crore will be inaugurated and foundation stones laid across sectors including roads, healthcare, power, tourism, and infrastructure. On Saturday, Scindia, along with Chief Minister Manik Saha, will lay the foundation stone of the Mata Sundari Mata Bari Tourism Circuit at Dumboor, estimated at \u20b9250\u2013270 crore. The Union Minister also announced a pilot agarwood project for Tripura and Assam to boost livelihoods and the rural economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":17766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[4512,4510,4509,4507,4506,506,4502,4504,4252,4508,4511,3381,4503,4505,4501],"ppma_author":[1174],"class_list":{"0":"post-17767","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tripura","8":"tag-agarwood-pilot-project","9":"tag-ashta-lakshmi-northeast","10":"tag-dumboor-tourism-circuit","11":"tag-infrastructure-development-in-tripura","12":"tag-jyotiraditya-scindia","13":"tag-manik-saha","14":"tag-mata-sundari-mata-bari","15":"tag-ministry-of-development-of-north-eastern-region","16":"tag-northeast-development","17":"tag-three-day-official-tour","18":"tag-tourism-projects","19":"tag-tripura-government","20":"tag-tripura-visit","21":"tag-union-doner-minister","22":"tag-540-crore-development-projects"},"authors":[{"term_id":1174,"user_id":33,"is_guest":0,"slug":"kamaljamatia","display_name":"kamal jamatia","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/564a074770eb17d36f3af441d462b8a2a809599748f74220740b1d3b52879fcf?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Faguli.in%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F07%2FPHOTO-2023-09-14-08-30-32-3.jpg&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17767"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17768,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17767\/revisions\/17768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17767"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aguli.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=17767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}