GENERAL INFORMATION

  Capital                    : Agartala                                 
  Area                       : 10,486 Sq. Km.
  Population                 : 2,757,205
  Principal Languages        : Kakkorak, Manipuri, Bengali
  Urbanization rate          : 15.26%
  Literacy rate              : 60%
  State Domestic Product     : Rs. 9700 mln. (1990-91,
                               At current prices)
  Per Capita State Income    : Rs. 3,569 (1990-91, 
                               At current prices)
  No. of District            : 3
  Cities                     : Agartala
  
INFRASTRUCTURE
  
                 Power Generating Capacity of the plants
          (Located in the state excluding Multi State Projects)
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                                           MW             %
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             Hydro                         15            100
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             Total                         15            100
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               Energy Requirement/Availability (mln. units)
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                                         1989-90       1994-95 
                                                   (Estimated)
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             Energy Requirement         :    197          441
             Energy Availability        :    242          495
             Surplus (+)/ Deficit (-)   :    +45          +54
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  Number of Bank Branches                   : 158
  Railway Route Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area    : 3.5 Km.
  Road Length  Per '000 Sq. Km. of Area     : 1000 Km.
  Airports                                  : Agartala
  
MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS
  
  Industries   : Tea,  Aluminum, Utensils, Saw Mills, Steel,  Furniture,
                 Carpentry, Pharmaceuticals, Rice Mill, PVC Pipes,  Tyre
                 Retreading,  Flour Mills, Leather Goods, Veneer &  Ply-
                 wood, Fruit Canning, Oil Mills, Monofilament Ropes.
  
  Crops       :  Paddy,  Wheat, Jute, Mesta, Potato, Sugarcane and  Oil-
                 seeds.
  
  Minerals    :  Natural gases
  
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
  
  -    Grant of fixed capital cost.
  
  -    Assistance for the purchase of power generating sets.
  
  -    Grant on the cost of transportation of raw materials and finished
       goods from selected points to the industrial units.
  
FISCAL CONCESSIONS
  
  -    Concessional power tariff.
  -    Deferment of sales tax.
  
Contact Address
  
  Director of Industries
  Government of Industries, 
  Agartala - 799 006
  Phone : 91 11 381 3826; 381 5586 
  Telex : 81 604 - 215
  Fax   : 91 11 381 4013