Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ne Union Budget 2026-27 mein Agarwood (Agar trees) ke liye official government support announce kiya. Unhone kahaa: "We will support Agar trees in North East" — yeh pehli baar hai jab kisi Union Budget mein Agarwood ka seedha zikar hua. Yeh announcement Northeast ke lakhs of farmers ke liye game-changer hai. Assam mein 81% aur Tripura mein 11% India's agarwood resources hain — in farmers ki income ab seedha badh sakti hai government support se.
Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ne January 2026 mein Tripura mein Agarwood Cluster Common Processing Centre ka foundation stone rakha. Dono states — Tripura aur Assam — mein ₹80 crore ke 2 centres banenge. "Ek gram agar, sone se bhi zyada mehenga hai" — Scindia.
CITES ne April 2024 mein India ka new export quota approve kiya. Oil quota 1,500 kg se badhkar 7,050 kg aur chips/powder 25,000 kg se 1,51,080 kg ho gaya. India ko RST (Review of Significant Trade) list se bhi remove kiya gaya.
CM Dr. Manik Saha ne announce kiya ki PM-DevINE scheme ke under Tripura mein integrated Agarwood cluster banaaya jaayega jis mein nurseries, plantations, distillation units aur training centers honge. 7,000+ logon ko faayda hoga.
Botanical Survey of India (BSI) ki Non-Detriment Findings (NDF) study mein reveal hua ki India mein 13.989 crore agarwood plants cultivation mein hain — mostly Assam, Manipur, Nagaland aur Tripura mein. Yahi report CITES export quota badhane ka aadhar bani.