Agartala, Jan. 9 -- Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Friday said that the state government is establishing an integrated agarwood cluster with an investment of Rs 27.42 crore under the PM DevINE scheme, which is expected to benefit over 7,000 women and youth entrepreneurs.
Addressing the 5th International Agarwood Conclave and Buyers-Sellers Meet here, the Chief Minister stated that the planned cluster will feature facilities for nursery development, plantation, distillation, and skill training, aimed at enhancing the agarwood industry in the state.
He pointed out that nearly 96 per cent of the country's agar trees are located in the Northeast, with Tripura already recognised as India's second-largest agarwood-producing state, curr...