Government of Nagaland

Government of Nagaland
Emblem of Nagaland
Seat of GovernmentKohima
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerSharingain Longkümer
Deputy Speakervacant
Members in Assembly60
Executive branch
GovernorLa. Ganesan
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Deputy Chief MinisterT. R. Zeliang
Yanthungo Patton
Judiciary
High CourtKohima Bench, Gauhati High Court
Chief JusticeVijay Bishnoi

The Government of Nagaland also known as the State Government of Nagaland, or locally as State Government, is the governing authority of the India state of Nagaland and its 16 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 secretariat.

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'.[1]

Council of Ministers

Main article: Fifth Rio ministry
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.

NDPP
Deputy Chief Minister
2. T. R. Zeliang Peren
  • Planning and Transformation
  • National Highway
 NDPP
3. Yanthungo Patton Tyüi
  • Home
  • Border Affairs
 BJP
Cabinet Ministers
4. C. L. John Tehok
  • Forest, Environment and Climate Change
  • Village Guard
 NDPP
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
 NDPP
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
 NDPP
12. Temjen Imna Along Alongtaki
  • Tourism
  • Higher Education
 BJP
Sources[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Portfolios allocated to Nagaland cabinet ministers, advisors - Eastern Mirror". easternmirrornagaland.com. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ Gogoi, Bhadra (9 March 2023). "Nagaland: CM Rio allocates portfolios to his ministers". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  5. ^ "District Administration". Government of Nagaland – Official Portal. 7 January 2013.