IIM Calcutta Innovation Park has signed an MoU with Tripura Rural Livelihoods Mission on February 12, 2026, towards strengthening grassroots entrepreneurship and enabling rural enterprises in Tripura. The MoU was formally signed by  Shri Tarit Kanti Chakma, IAS, CEO, TRLM and Dr V. K. Rai, CEO, IIM Calcutta Innovation Park, in the presence of Abhishek Singh, IAS, Secretary, Rural Development, Government of Tripura and Shri Dipayan Ghosh, COO, TRLM. Other top officials from IIMCIP present on the occasion were Gaurav Kapoor CBO, IIMCIP and Subir Singha VP-Rural Incubation, IIMCIP.

The partnership will support the implementation of an incubation program under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission framework to nurture and scale women-led, rural enterprises in Tripura. The program aims to transform growth-oriented micro enterprises into scalable ventures while improving profitability, employment generation and long-term financial sustainability. It also strives to build a replicable incubation model that can be adopted across other NRLM states.

Over the next 36 months, the program will identify and support 150 enterprises with strong growth potential in both manufacturing and service sectors. The selected enterprises will receive structured support through business training, domain-specific technical inputs, mentoring and incubation, along with access to markets and financial linkages. Further, the initiative will also provide grants and soft-loan support to promising enterprises. Besides, the program will offer training support for TRLM staff.