Tripura to have a Film and Television Institute Tripura: MinisterThe Tripura government has planned to set up a film and television institute in the state, Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Sushanta Chowdhury has said. The matter has been discussed with the authorities of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Kolkata for a possible collaboration and the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, he told a press conference here

Chowdhury also said that Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has given his nod and sent a note to the chief secretary of Tripura in this connection. The chief secretary prepared a file on the creation of the institute and sent it to the state finance department.