Government of Nagaland
Seat of Government | Kohima |
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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.
Executive
[edit]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]
Legislative
[edit]![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.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Nagaland_Legislative_Assembly_buildings.jpg/300px-Nagaland_Legislative_Assembly_buildings.jpg)
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.[2]
Judicial
[edit]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
[edit]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.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jurisdiction and Seats of Indian High Courts". Eastern Book Company. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ "Nagaland Legislative Assembly". Legislative Bodies in India. National Informatics Centre, Government of India. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ "District Administration". Government of Nagaland – Official Portal. 7 January 2013.