State Institute of Public
Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD) is a composite training
institute for public administration and rural development in Tripura. The
Institute has come into existence in the year 1993 and since then it has
been organising training programmes for State government officials,
representatives of PRIs, members of NGOs etc. working in the State. 
The institute is
located Arundhuti Nagar in Agartala, which is about 5 Kms. away from the
main town and is about 15 Kms. away from Agartala Airport. Adjacent to
this institute there are three main training institutes namely:
- Panchayati Raj
Training Institute
- Regional
Survey Training Institute
- Cooperative
Training Institute
SIPARD is an
autonomous training institute registered under the Registration of
Societies Act, 1860 and it enjoys financial and functional autonomy. Main
activity of the institute relates to training of State Government
officials, PRI representatives, NGOs etc. in the relevant areas of their
activity, comprising public administration, accounts and finance, office
procedure, legal & judicial matters, RTI Act along with training on
computer and other educational and research activities, including
evolution studies and publication of newsletter, books, compendium etc on
various subjects. Since its inception the institute is in the process of
evolution and is trying to adopt itself to the socio-economic and
technological changes taking place in the society and accordingly train
the public servants.
