The first step towards setting up of Panchayat Raj System was taken up in the State in the year 1959 by adopting the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Act viz “The United Provinces Panchayat Raj Act-1947” with some modifications. The Tripura Panchayat Raj Rules were framed in the year 1961 introducing single tier Panchayat Raj system. The elected body of the Gaon Sabha was constituted through open election by raising hands. Reforms were made in election procedure to ensure free and fair election under adult franchise by secret ballots with participation of political parties in the year 1978 and the he Pradhans of the Gaon Panchayat were elected directly.

Later on changes has been made of election of the Pradhans by electing the Pradhan among the elected members of Gaon Sabha in 1983. In 1988, nominated body was constituted in Gram Sabha.
Pursuant to the 73rd Amendment of the Constitution of India in the year 1992, the Tripura Panchayat Act, 1993 has been enacted with a view to decentralizing power at village level, in 1994, the seats of Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes were reserved proportionately as per the provision of the Tripura Panchayat Acts, 1993; one third seats for the posts of Panchayat Pradhan, Chairman of Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Sabhadhipati were also reserved for women. At present the percentage of reservation of women is 50 percent. The first General Elections of the Panchayats took place in 1994. Since then, elections for three-tier Panchayati Raj were held in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019 (27/07/2019). Since the year 2014, 50% women representatives seats have been elected in all the three-tiers of Panchayati Raj system as well as TTAADC Village Committees in Tripura.

Tripura made an example peoples participation in PRI’s systems. Due to proper functioning of the three-tier Panchayati Raj comprising Elected Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti and Zilla Parishad the entire socio-Economic condition of the people has changed significantly.