Tribal Youth Federation

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Tribal Youth Federation
Upajati Juba Federation
AbbreviationTYF
Formation1967
Founded at Jirania
TypeYouth wing
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersChhatra-Juva bhawan, Melarmath, Agartala
Region
India
General Secretary
Kumudh Debbarma [1]
President
Kaushik Roy Debbarma
Parent organization
Ganamukti Parishad
Affiliations Democratic Youth Federation of India
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Tribal Youth Federation (in Bengali Upajati Juba Federation) is an organization affiliated to Democratic Youth Federation of India in Tripura. TYF organizes youth from the tribal populations of the state. TYF has a separate central committee and publishes Bini Kharad (Our Voice). The supreme body of TYF is the Central Conference.

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TYF works in close coordination with Ganamukti Parishad and is often considered as the youth wing of GMP.

TYF was founded in 1967 to counter the influence of Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti.

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