The United Nations Development Programme and the Government of Tripura commissioned the Foundation for Agrarian Studies to write the Tripura Human Development Report 2007. Madhura Swaminathan was the Principal Resource Person for the preparation of the Report. The Foundation worked in close association with scholars, administrators, and activists in the preparation of the Report.

The key message of the Report is that the people of the State have experienced significant progress in social, economic, and political indicators of human development. The situation in Tripura is better than the Indian average with respect to achievements in health and education, and in respect of the implementation of an effective system of democratic decentralisation. While the State is rich in natural resources — forest, field and natural gas — historical and geographical circumstances have resulted in an economic structure that is non-diversified and lacking a manufacturing base. 

Weak infrastructure, in particular the limited road and rail network within the State and connecting Tripura to the rest of India, is a major constraint on overall development. Over the last two decades, the people of the State have also suffered from the effects of insurgency and associated violence. The report can be accessed here.