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Government of Nagaland

Indian State Government

Field	Value
government_name	Government of Nagaland
image	Seal of Nagaland.svg
image_size	170px
caption	Emblem of Nagaland
division_type	Seat of Government
division	Kohima
leader_type	Governor
leader_title	Ajay Kumar Bhalla (additional charge)
leader_type2	Chief Minister
leader_title2	Neiphiu Rio
leader_type3	Deputy Chief Minister
leader_title3	T. R. Zeliang
Yanthungo Patton
legislature_label	Assembly
legislature
speaker_label	Speaker
speaker	Sharingain Longkümer
deputy_speaker_label	Deputy Speaker
deputy_speaker	S. Tohio Yepto
members_in_assembly_label	Members in Assembly
members_in_assembly	60
branch4	Judiciary
court_name	High Court
court	Kohima Bench, Gauhati High Court
chief_justice_label	Chief Justice
chief_justice	Vijay Bishnoi

Yanthungo Patton

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 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'.

Council of Ministers

Main article: Fifth Rio ministry

S.No	Name	Constituency	Department	Party
1.	Neiphiu Rio
Chief Minister	Northern Anagami II		NPF
Deputy Chief Minister
2.	T. R. Zeliang	Peren		NPF
3.	Yanthungo Patton	Tyüi		BJP
Cabinet Ministers
4.	C. L. John	Tehok		NPF
5.	G. Kaito Aye	Satakha
6.	Jacob Zhimomi	Ghaspani I		BJP
7.	K. G. Kenye	Chizami		NPF
8.	Metsübo Jamir	Mokokchung Town
9.	P. Bashangmongba Chang	Tuensang Sadar I		BJP
10.	P. Paiwang Konyak	Tizit
11.	Salhoutuonuo Kruse	Western Angami		NPF
12.	Temjen Imna Along	Alongtaki		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.

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.

References

"Office of the Chief Secretary Nagaland | Official Website".
"Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company.
(2023-03-09). "Portfolios allocated to Nagaland cabinet ministers, advisors - Eastern Mirror".
Gogoi, Bhadra. (2023-03-09). "Nagaland: CM Rio allocates portfolios to his ministers".
"Nagaland Legislative Assembly". National Informatics Centre, Government of India.
(7 January 2013). "District Administration".

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