Government of Nagaland

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Government of Nagaland
Seal of Nagaland.svg
Seat of Government Kohima
Legislative branch
Assembly
Speaker Sharingain Longkümer
Deputy Speaker vacant
Members in Assembly 60
Executive branch
Governor La. Ganesan
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio
Deputy Chief Minister T. R. Zeliang
Yanthungo Patton
Judiciary
High Court Kohima Bench, Gauhati High Court
Chief Justice Vijay 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.

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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'. [1]

Council of Ministers

S.NoNameConstituencyDepartmentParty
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

Nagaland Legislative Assembly building in Kohima Nagaland Legislative Assembly buildings.jpg
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

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