Tripura received national recognition for its digital healthcare push at the National Health Authority (NHA) National Review Meeting on AB PM-JAY and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in Kolkata on 5–6 November 2026. Health Secretary Kiran Gitte announced that all government hospitals will go fully paperless from 10 November 2026 under the Integrated Health Management Information System (IHMIS).

The announcement is a material follow-up to eHealth’s earlier report that Tripura had brought all government hospitals onto IHMIS for paperless care after a 31 October review at GBP Hospital, Agartala — a step that had not yet set a firm date for ending paper-based workflows statewide.

What Tripura presented at the NHA review

The meeting covered Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and ABDM. According to reports based on an official release and wire inputs, Gitte outlined Tripura’s model civil hospitals, digital healthcare infrastructure and next-step plans before senior health officials from other states and Union Territories. Among those present were Sharad Kumar Dwivedi, CEO of the State Health Agency and Secretary of West Bengal’s Health and Family Welfare Department, and Kiran Gopal Bhaskar, Joint Secretary of the NHA.

G. Sharath Naik, CEO of Ayushman Bharat (Tripura) and State Mission Director for ABDM, also addressed the gathering. Officials attributed the state’s progress to the guidance of Chief Minister Professor (Dr) Manik Saha, who also holds the Health and Family Welfare portfolio. Coverage of the meeting was carried by ABP Live (with IANS inputs) and ANI.

November 10 paperless deadline for government hospitals

Tripura has already achieved 100 per cent coverage of public healthcare institutions on IHMIS, a common digital platform that connects government hospitals. From 10 November 2026, the state says all of those facilities will run fully paperless workflows, ending routine manual and paper-based procedures in public care delivery.

Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Agartala Civil Hospital was cited as the reference model: it has operated as a paperless hospital since inception, with OPD registration, token generation, admission, prescriptions, medicine dispensing and laboratory tests handled digitally. The government aims to bring private healthcare facilities onto the same platform within about two months, with a longer-term goal of a fully digital and paperless healthcare network across the state.

Why the NHA recognition matters

National recognition at an NHA review puts Tripura’s IHMIS rollout alongside other state digital-health programmes that readers of eHealth have tracked, from Madhya Pradesh’s paperless push under HIMS to private examples such as Narayana Health’s Banashankari hospital going fully paperless. For patients, a statewide paperless deadline means fewer physical files when moving between government hospitals; for administrators, it is a measurable cut-off after 100 per cent onboarding.

The CEO of the NHA and Tripura’s Health Secretary invited officials at the Kolkata meeting to visit the state and see the digital system first-hand. India’s broader ABDM stack continues to evolve — including the shift from the ABHA app to Aarogya Setu 2.0. Mission details for the national programme remain on the official ABDM website.

Key takeaways

• Tripura showcased its digital healthcare model at the NHA National Review Meeting on AB PM-JAY and ABDM in Kolkata on 5–6 November 2026.
• All government hospitals will go fully paperless from 10 November 2026 under IHMIS, after 100 per cent public-sector onboarding.
• Private facilities are targeted for onboarding within about two months; NHA and state leaders invited peers to visit Tripura.

FAQ

When will Tripura government hospitals become fully paperless?

All government hospitals in Tripura are scheduled to shift to fully paperless operations from 10 November 2026 under IHMIS, as announced by Health Secretary Kiran Gitte at the NHA review in Kolkata.

What is IHMIS in Tripura?

IHMIS is the Integrated Health Management Information System that connects the state’s government hospitals on a common digital platform for services such as OPD registration, prescriptions and laboratory tests.

Will private hospitals in Tripura join the paperless system?

Yes. The state has set a target to bring private healthcare facilities onto IHMIS within about two months of the November announcement.

Featured image: Agartala Government Medical College & Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital (AGMC & GBPH), Agartala. Photo: Zacknick, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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