Project at a glance

Executive Body with the PCCF as Chairman to approve the annual plans of operation and maintain links with the Governing body. Project Management Unit (PMU) headed by an Additional PCCF and Project Director to plan, manage, implement and monitor the project activities under TFIPAP. The PMU will have representatives from other line departments and shall be fully responsible for overall execution and monitoring of the project.
District Level Advisory Committee under the Chairmanship of District Magistrate and Collector will function as a multi-sector co-ordination unit to bring inter-departmental convergence of schemes and projects for dove-tailing into TFIPAP annual plan of operation.

Project cost: Total project cost of Rs. 366 crores (approx). JBIC will bear the loan component of Rs. 307 crore (approx). Rs. 59 crore (approx) has to be borne by the borrowing agency (Government of Tripura) towards administration cost (Rs.40 cr approx), value added tax and service tax which are non-eligible for loan. This will be met from the normal budget of the Forest Department.

Repayment: The repayment of loan amount along with interest @ 0.75% per annum would start 10 years after the commencement of the project i.e. from the year 2017 and would be completed in the subsequent 30 years. The annual instalment of repayment will be approximately Rs. 10.3 crore.

Employment generation: About 3.5 crore mandays during the project period.


Forestry interventions: 58,400 ha plantations; 4,700 ha farm forestry and 5,300 ha agroforestry; 2000 soil and moisture conservation structures.

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