Government of Tripura

The Government of Tripura, also known as the State Government of Tripura, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Tripura and its 8 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Tripura, a judiciary and a legislative branch.

Government of Tripura

Seat of Government	Agartala
Legislative branch
Assembly	Tripura Legislative Assembly
Speaker	Biswa Bandhu Sen
Deputy Speaker	Ram Prasad Paul
Members in Assembly	60
Executive branch
Governor	N. Indrasena Reddy
Chief Minister	Manik Saha
Deputy Chief Minister	Vacant
Chief Secretary	Shri Jitendra Kumar Sinha, IAS[1][2]
Judiciary
High Court	Tripura High Court
Chief Justice	Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh

Like other states in India, the head of state of Tripura is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. The post of governor is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Agartala is the capital of Tripura, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the secretariat. The Tripura High Court, located in Agartala, Tripura exercises the jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the State of Tripura.^[3]

The present Legislative Assembly of Tripura is unicameral, consisting of 60 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.^[4]

Training for staff working for the State Government and other bodies delivering public services such as NGOs is provided by the State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development - an autonomous body whose executive team comprises senior officials of the State Government.^[5]