N. C. Debbarma
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Narendra Chandra Debbarma | |
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.jpg) N.C. Debbarma in 2018 | |
| Minister for Land & Revenue, Forests, and Fisheries, Government of Tripura | |
| In office 9 March 2018 – 1 January 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Saha |
| Succeeded by | Manik Saha Sudhangshu Das |
| Member of the Tripura Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 3 March 2018 – 1 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Niranjan Debbarma |
| Succeeded by | Biswajit Kalai |
| Constituency | Takarjala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Narendra Chandra Debbarma 28 August 1942[1] |
| Died | 1 January 2023 (aged 80) [2] |
| Party | Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura |
| Spouse | Lt. Shova Debbarma |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Politician, Former Director of All India Radio |
Narendra Chandra Debbarma (28 August 1942 – 1 January 2023) was an Indian politician who was the president of the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura and director of All India Radio, Agartala.[3] He was also a cabinet minister of Tripura Government from 2018 to 2023.[4]
Debbarma allied his party with the BJP in the 2018 Tripura Legislative Assembly election and won 8 seats out of 9 which constituted 7.5% of the total votes polled.[5][6][7][8]
Positions held
[edit]- President, Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (2000–2023)
- Minister of Land & Revenue, Fisheries, and Forests (2018–2023)
- Member, Tripura State Planning Board (2019–2023)
- Station Director, All India Radio, Agartala (till 2002)
Public recognition
[edit]N.C. Debbarma was posthumously conferred with the Padma Shri Award for Public Affairs.[9][10]
Death
[edit]Debbarma died at Agartala Hospital on 1 January 2023, at the age of 80 after he suffered a massive cerebral stroke.[11][12][13]
Contribution to writings
[edit]- Koklam (A handbook of spoken Kokborok) published by Directorate of Research, Department of Welfare for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, Government of Tripura.
- Role of folk literature and culture in human civilization as a contribution of articles for the Centenary Celebration of the Kokborok language of the state held during 22–24 December 2000.
- Contributed in publishing of Book on Customary laws of the Tripuris, Jamatia, Mogs and Reangs of Tripura with special reference to their land holding system as a Research Officer.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Narendra Chandra Debbarma". 27 September 2021.
- ↑ "Revenue Minister and IPFT President NC Debbarma breathes his last". Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "Interview with Tripura's PCC president Birajit Sinha". www.tripurainfo.com (Interview). Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ↑ "After Tripura victory, BJP ally demands separate state for indigenous communities | After Tripura victory, BJP ally demands separate state for indigenous communities". Deccan Chronicle. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Partywise Result". eciresults.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ↑ "Tripura election results: Ally IPFT pricks BJP celebrations, raises demand for tribal CM". 4 March 2018.
- ↑ "IPFT's NC Debbarma faction rules out alliance with BJP – Times of India". The Times of India. 26 December 2017.
- ↑ "Tripura elections: IPFT to support BJP govt from outside if not given 'respectable' position in new ministry". 5 March 2018.
- ↑ "Padma Shri conferred to NC Debbarma posthumously". Indigenous Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2023 announced". www.pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 January 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "NC Debbarma passes away at 80". Northeast Live.
- ↑ "Tripura Revenue Minister IPFT Supremo NC Debbarma passes away". Nenow.in.
- ↑ PTI (1 January 2023). "Tripura: BJP ally IPFT's founder N C Debbarma dies, three-day state mourning declared". ThePrint. Retrieved 16 January 2023.