Tripura Assembly Budget session to begin on March 13; three new University Bills likely

The Budget session of the Tripura Assembly will begin on March 13 next with the opening address by h Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu.

The detailed schedule and business of the upcoming session were finalized at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) held on Friday at the assembly complex.

After the BAC meeting, giving details of the business, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratan Lal Nath said that the state government would introduce three bills in the Assembly to establish three new universities -- Tripura Women's University, Tripura University of Health Sciences and Tripura Technical University. He said that on the first day of the session, after an obituary in memory of  Late Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen, the Finance Minister will table the Supplementary Budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the House.

The Minister also said that Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy will present the Budget for the financial year 2026–27 on March 16. Pranajit Singha Roy will present the third Budget of the BJP-led government's second term. The Budget session will continue till March 25, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said.

Official sources said that the new Speaker of the Assembly might be elected during the session following the demise of sitting Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen on December 26 last year.

However, Assembly Secretary Amiya Kanti Nath said that  the formal process for electing a new Speaker has not yet begun and no official notification has been issued so far.

Nath also said that so far there is no formal process for electing a new Speaker for the Assembly, but the proposal for the same can come during the proceedings.

The Budget is expected to provide higher allocation to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), as the 30-member tribal autonomous body is likely to go to crucial polls in  April next.