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Tripura is a state in North-East India which borders Bangladesh, Mizoram and Assam. It is a landlocked state. It is surrounded by Bangladesh on its north, south and west and the length of its international border with Bangladesh is 856 km (84 percent of its total border). It shares a 53 km long border with Assam and a 109 km long border with Mizoram. The state is connected with the rest of India by only one road that runs through the hills to the border of Cachar District in Assam. At the time of Tripura’s merger on 9th September 1949, with the Indian Union, the major mode of farming was shifting cultivation or Jhuming, which produced little surplus. A small proportion of the plain lands of the State were under settled agriculture undertaken by Bengalees & the main crop was rice. Most of the plain lands of the State were not under cultivation and were covered with cane-brakes and marshes. Thus at the time of formation of the State, the economy was predominantly agricultural and forest-based, with no industrial base, a low level of urbanization and limited infrastructure. As far as the thrust of the State Government presently to the planning process is concerned, it may be said that the basic objectives are clear and simple: they are aimed at eradication of poverty and continuous improvement in the standard of living of the people. The target of the Government is comprehensive growth or “inclusive” growth covering all sections of people and strata ofsociety with the aim of reducing the rural-urban divide. While substantial achievements have been made, the road ahead still has a number of challenges and hurdles and these have to be kept in view while moving towards rapid growth and economic prosperity of thepeople of the State.