The 76th Republic Day celebration was held at Nagaland Civil Secretariat plaza Kohima on January 26 . The program commenced with the Governor of Nagaland La. Ganesan unfurling the National flag, and received Rashtriya Salute and inspecting the parade.
On the occasion of the 76th Republic Day, Governor La. Ganesan in his speech, delved on his Government’s efforts to live up to the ideals embodied in the Constitution. “It is in line with the spirit enshrined in the Constitution that the State Government, submitted its comments on the third draft of the Memorandum of Settlement in respect of the proposed Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority, to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Substantial progress has been made on the matter and it is hoped that remaining concerns of the ENPO are addressed in the same spirit of brotherhood,” stated Ganesan.
He said that the Government has spared no effort to resolve the Naga Political Issue whereby, on November 21, 2024, the Chief Minister accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues met the Union Home Minister and apprised him of the desire of the people for an early solution of the Naga Political Issue.
Ganesan also paid tribute to the makers of the Constitution led by the Chairman of the Drafting Committee, Dr. BR Ambedkar. “This is a testimony to the resilience of our Constitution, that Nagaland, was granted Statehood on 1st December 1963. With statehood, we became equal partners in the journey of peace and progress in the true spirit of cooperative federalism, we could write our own destiny and run our own affairs in the best interest of the land and its people. Special provisions were inserted through the 13th Constitutional Amendment Act, Article 371-A, protecting among other things our traditions and customs and our law and procedure,” added Ganesan.
For the nation to progress, Ganesan stressed on the concerted efforts required in various fields. In this regard, be highlighted the initiatives being made in Nagaland. He highlighted the many initiatives made in the education sector such as the Education Information Management System (EMIS) containing comprehensive data of all students, teachers, schools, and education offices in the State; integration of Pre-primary/Early Childhood Care and Education in 1,723 Government schools with ECCE curriculum in line with NEP 2020 developed by the State; development of Teacher Learning Materials and documented audio visual in 5 schools by SCERT for supporting the implementation of the new Nagaland Early Childhood Care and Education Curriculum.
In the health sector, the Governor stated that the Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme (CMHIS) has been growing in strength with 65 hospitals, each from within and outside the State, have been empanelled under the CMHIS, under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, 76 AB PM-JAY hospitals are empanelled within Nagaland and 21,415 individuals have been benefited from the scheme. He also said that under the Chief Minister’s Universal Life Insurance Scheme (CMLIS), a budget allocation of Rs. 15 crore was made and 13 families have availed insurance benefits under this scheme and Ayushman Arogya Shivir – a monthly Health Mela is being conducted regularly.
The Governor also mentioned that under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, twenty-five (25) existing Anganwadi Centers were upgraded to Saksham Anganwadi under the Kiphire ICDS Project. Under Mission Vatsalya, 5 (five) District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) and 10 (ten) new Child Helpline Centers have been established across different districts. Under Mission Shakti, there are 11 (eleven) functional Sakhi Niwas (Working Women Hostel), and District Hub for Empowerment of Women is now established in 16 districts.
The Department of Women Resources Development initiated the Protection and Promotion of Tribal Designs Project that aims to promote and safeguard the rich traditional attires and modern textile designs, while under the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region (MOVCDNER), the Governor stated that our State has covered 30,500 ha area under organic cultivation and has benefitted 31,104 farmers, and our organic produces through this programme are marketed outside the State with MoUs signed with various outside companies.
The Governor pointed out that the Department of Rural Development, under MGNREGA, has generated employment at an average of 31.3 days and under the PMAY (Gramin), out of the cumulative target to construct 48,830 houses, 40.8% of the target has been completed.
Under the Department of Water Resources in line with Jal Shakti Abhiyan Campaign, Ganesan stated that 29 Water harvesting structures/water harvesting ponds in 5 districts has been completed. A key initiative of the Soil and Water Conservation Department is the collection and testing of soil samples, which will lead to the distribution of over 1,11,000 Soil Health Cards to our farmers during 2024-25. This initiative will cover 370 villages across 16 districts, informed Governor. La. Genesan stated that the fish production in the State is 9695.71 MT and under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources has developed 150 hectares of water bodies while 150 farmers are being benefited under the project “Cluster based Fisheries Development & Institutionalization of FPOs” covering seven (7) districts of the State. Under the State Plan, 50 lakhs of fish seeds at subsidized rates have been supplied to all the districts In the State.
In the Public Works Department (Roads & Bridges), the Governor also informed that North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) has completed three (3) projects under Tuensang, Longleng and Noklak districts amounting to Rs. 100.58 crore covering a total length of 35.12 Km. Under PMGSY, 5 (Five) bridges have been completed. While in the Power sector, he said to enhance the renewable generation capacity of the State, the department has constructed and commissioned a 2.4 MW Duilumroi Small Hydro Project in Peren district with a project cost of Rs. 40.29 crore.
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Under the Chief Minister’s Corpus Fund (CMCF), the Governor informed that for 2024-25, a significant allocation of Rs. 10.00 crore was made to foster education, entrepreneurship and skill enhancement across different sectors. From the Annual Plan 2024-2025 onwards, the State Government has decided to allocate Rs. 100.00 lakh per Assembly Constituency for implementation of iconic projects under the Local Area Development Programme. He mentioned that at present, under the North Eastern Council, there are 74 ongoing projects in various sectors at different districts/locations in the State.
The Governor also stated that the Department of Industries & Commerce has established 16 Entrepreneur Development Centres (EDCs) across 16 districts, and 6 EDCs in colleges to foster and encourage entrepreneurship from an early stage, and that the Nagaland Startup Portal is currently hosting 330 startups, leading to the creation of over 1000 jobs and have generated approximately Rs. 58 crore in turnover during the fiscal year 2023-24.
The Nagaland Startup Portal is currently hosting 330 startups, leading to the creation of over 1000 jobs and have generated approximately Rs. 58 Crores in turnover during the fiscal year 2023-24, stated Ganesan.
Under the Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) scheme, six Technology Clinics to promote technological adoption among local MSMEs and entrepreneurs were successfully organized. A Buyers & Sellers Meet attracted 27 sellers from Nagaland and 18 buyers from across India, opening doors to new business opportunities, added Ganesan.
Under the Prime Minister Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, Governor informed, 304 entrepreneurs were assisted for setting up of micro-food processing units and 3,793 SHGs under NULM and NSRLM were provided Seed Capital Money. He also informed that the establishment of a common incubation center (CIC) for food processing is also on the verge of completion at School of Agriculture Science (SAS), Nagaland University – Medziphema Campus. The Department also successfully organized the State Export Summit on December 7, 2024 at Kisama. To improve the recovery of loans, the State Government approved implementation of One Time Settlement (OTS) for outstanding CSS loans issued on or before 31.12.2007. Under the National Cooperative Database, the State has successfully uploaded the data of 8084 registered Cooperatives Societies under various sectors to the National Cooperative Database. He also informed that Nagaland State became the first North Eastern State in October 2024 to begin implementing the Biometric-Based Aadhar Authentication for GST Registration. A total of 2,31,533 unorganized workers have been registered so far in Nagaland, under the E-Shram Portal, a National Database of Unorganized Workers (NDUW). “The Labour Department in collaboration with the Food and Civil Supply Department organised Special Melas at all district headquarters for issue of ration card to all those e-Shram registrants who does not possess ration card. 1,216 workers participated in the mela for issue of ration card,” informed Ganesan.
