Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has held meetings with Union ministers and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, discussing support for the promotion of Naga cinema, strengthening the State’s creative sector and key issues concerning Nagaland, including the relaxation of the Protected Area Permit (PAP) regime.
In a series of posts on X, Rio said he called on Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Jual Oram and discussed institutional support for ANGH, which won the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2026, as well as assistance to strengthen Nagaland’s creative sector. He expressed gratitude to the Union minister for assuring support in advancing the initiative.
“Called on Shri @jualoram Ji, Hon’ble Union Minister for @TribalAffairsIn. We discussed institutional support for ANGH film, and assistance to strengthen the State’s creative sector. Grateful for his ssurance of support in advancing this initiative,” he wrote on X.
Rio also met Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss support for ANGH’s international promotion and its campaign for the Academy Awards. He said the discussions focused on helping take the milestone achievement of Naga cinema to the global stage.
“Met Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji, Hon’ble Union Minister for @MIB_India , regarding ANGH, winner of the Platform Prize at TIFF 2026. We discussed support for its international promo & Academy Awards campaign, to help take this milestone achievement of Naga cinema to the global stage,” he wrote.
In another meeting, Rio called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah and thanked him for supporting the process that culminated in Presidential assent to the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill, 2026.
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According to Rio, the discussions also covered the PAP regime and key issues concerning Nagaland. He said Shah had assured him that the matter of relaxing the PAP regime would be addressed.
He wrote, “Met Hon’ble @HMOIndia Shri @AmitShah Ji & thanked him for his support in facilitating the FNTA process culminating in Presidential assent to the FNTA Bill 2026. We also discussed the PAP regime & key issues regarding Nagaland. Grateful for his assurance to address PAP relaxation”.
Meanwhile, on Sunday Rio thanked President of India Droupadi Murmu for granting assent to the FNTA Bill, 2026, which was unanimously passed by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on September 3, 2026. He also thanked the Ministry of Home Affairs for coordinating the process, describing the assent as a significant step towards fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Eastern Nagaland.
