Government of Nagaland

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The Government of Nagaland also known as the State Government of Nagaland, or locally as State Government, is the governing authority of the Indian state of Nagaland and its 17 districts. It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Nagaland, a judiciary and a legislative branch. Kohima is the capital of Nagaland, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the S[1] ecretariat.

Seat of GovernmentKohima
Assembly
SpeakerSharingain Longkümer (NPF)
Deputy SpeakerS. Toiho Yeptho (NPF)
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Government of Nagaland
Emblem of Nagaland
Seat of GovernmentKohima
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerSharingain Longkümer (NPF)
Deputy SpeakerS. Toiho Yeptho (NPF)
Members in Assembly60
Executive branch
GovernorNand Kishore Yadav
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio (NPF)
Deputy Chief MinisterT. R. Zeliang (NPF)
Yanthungo Patton (BJP)
Judiciary
High CourtKohima Bench, Gauhati High Court
Chief JusticeAshutosh Kumar
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Executive

Like other states in India, the head of state of Nagaland is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. The Nagaland State Government declared the year, 2016 as the 'Year of the Construction Workers'.[2]

Council of Ministers

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S.No Name Constituency Department Party
1. Neiphiu Rio
Chief Minister		 Northern Anagami II
  • Finance
  • Personnel and Administrative Reforms
  • All important policy issues

Other departments not allocated to any Minister.

NPF
Deputy Chief Minister
2. T. R. Zeliang Peren
  • Planning and Transformation
  • National Highway
 NPF
3. Yanthungo Patton Tyüi
  • Home
  • Border Affairs
 BJP
Cabinet Ministers
4. C. L. John Tehok
  • Forest, Environment and Climate Change
  • Village Guard
 NPF
5. G. Kaito Aye Satakha
  • Roads and Bridges
6. Jacob Zhimomi Ghaspani I
  • Public Health Engineering
  • Cooperation
 BJP
7. K. G. Kenye Chizami
  • Power
  • Parliamentary Affairs
 NPF
8. Metsübo Jamir Mokokchung Town
  • Rural Development
  • State Institute of Rural Development (SIDR)
9. P. Bashangmongba Chang Tuensang Sadar I
  • Housing and Mechanical Engineering
 BJP
10. P. Paiwang Konyak Tizit
  • Health and Family Welfare
11. Salhoutuonuo Kruse Western Angami
  • Women Resource Development
  • Horticulture
 NPF
12. Temjen Imna Along Alongtaki
  • Tourism
  • Higher Education
 BJP
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Legislative

Photo of a cream-colored building with dark red highlights, with a larger section at the right capped by a brown pyramidal roof, and a narrower wing extending far off the to the left. The building is located on a hilltop with mountains in the background, and between the building and the camera lies a large, empty parking lot surrounded by a row of small decorative coniferous trees.
Nagaland Legislative Assembly building in Kohima

The present Nagaland Legislative Assembly is unicameral, consisting of 60 Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A). Its term is 5 years, unless sooner dissolved.[5]

Judicial

The Gauhati High Court, located in Guwahati, Assam has a Kohima Bench that exercises the jurisdiction and powers in respect of cases arising in the State of Nagaland.

District administration

Each of the sixteen districts of Nagaland has a Deputy Commissioner (DC). Districts may be further divided into "sub-divisions", each of which has an Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) in charge of administration. Larger sub-division may also require a number of Sub-Divisional Officers (SDOs) or Extra Assistant Commissioners (EACs) responsible for administrative circles within the sub-division.[6]

See also

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