TTAADC Allocates Portfolios to Nine Executive Members, CEM Runeil Debbarma Retains Key Departments as BJP Joins TIPRA Motha-Led Administration

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, November 11, 2026

The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has formally distributed departmental responsibilities among its nine-member Executive Committee following the formation of a joint administration involving the TIPRA Motha and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The allocation of portfolios was officially notified on November 11, marking another significant step towards operationalising the new political arrangement in the Sixth Schedule-governed council.

According to an official notification issued by the Office of the Chief Executive Officer, TTAADC, Khumulwng, Chief Executive Member (CEM) Shri Runeil Debbarma has been entrusted with several of the most important departments, including General Administration, Finance, Planning, Public Works Department (PWD), Rural Development and Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA). He will also oversee all policies and departments that have not been specifically allocated to other Executive Members.

The notification, issued under Rule 4 of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Administration Rules, 1988, read with Rule 163-C of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (Constitution, Election and Business) Rules, 1985, states that the Chief Executive Member has allocated the business of the District Council among the Executive Members of the Executive Committee.

Under the new distribution of responsibilities, Executive Member Shri Chandra Kumar Jamatia has been assigned Education, Law, Tribal Welfare and Tourism. Executive Member Shri Kamal Kalai will look after Agriculture, Horticulture, Village Committee affairs, Kokborok Department and other Indigenous Languages.

Executive Member Shri Rajeshwar Debbarma has been given charge of Health and Land Records and Settlement (LRS), while Executive Member Shri Kenaram Reang will head the Industry Department.

Significantly, BJP Executive Member Shri Kangjaong Mog has been allocated two important portfolios—Forest and Cooperation. His inclusion in the departmental distribution formally reflects the BJP's participation in the TIPRA Motha-led TTAADC administration and gives the party direct responsibility for administering key sectors of the autonomous council.

The remaining portfolios have also been distributed among the Executive Members. Shri Debajit Tripura has been assigned Sports and Youth Affairs, while Shri Hollywood Chakma will oversee Fisheries and Social Welfare and Social Education. Executive Member Shri David Murasing has been entrusted with the Animal Resources Development Department and Science and Technology.

The nine-member Executive Committee, headed by CEM Runeil Debbarma, will therefore oversee a wide range of administrative, financial, developmental, educational, social welfare and economic activities across the autonomous district council areas.

The allocation assumes particular political significance as the BJP has formally joined the TIPRA Motha-led administration following the induction of its representative, Kangjaong Mog, into the Executive Committee. The arrangement is expected to bring a new dimension to the functioning of the TTAADC, with both parties sharing administrative responsibilities.

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