Nagaland Current Affairs Digest Jan – Mar 2026

Zoe Theatre And Art Association from Nihoto Village presenting the play ‘The Tragedy of Lunch Pack- Anagho’ at the 25th edition of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav, Asia’s largest theatre festival.
‘The play ‘The Tragedy of Lunch Pack- Anagho’ is written and directed by V Uto Chishi.

Released State Focus Paper 2026-27 highlighting major socio-economic indicators of Nagaland.
The publication serves as a critical input for formulation of the Annual Credit Plan (ACP) by banks operating in the State.
Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLPs) for all 17 districts of Nagaland launched.
Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) (2025-26 at current prices) : at Rs 43,470 crore.
Mokokchung – highest sericulture production in the State
State produces 42.57% of its meat, egg, and dairy needs, valued at Rs 1,020.67 crores, with a 57.43% shortfall.
Manufacturing sector’s growth estimated at 7.3%
11 District Industrial Office and 14 Sub District Industrial Office in the state as on 2023-24.
One Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation and 11 Nagaland Khadi & Village Industrial Board.
Six Emporiums within the state and two outside the state.
Six Weavers Training Centre and eight Rural Artisan Programme Training Centre.
Three International Border Trade Centres and one Special Economic Zone

A tripartite accord was signed on 5 Feb 2026 between the Central government, Nagaland Government, and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO) to create the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA).
The pact will facilitate the establishment of FNTA encompassing six districts: Tuensang, Mon, Kiphire, Longleng, Noklak, and Shamator
The arrangement transfers authority over 46 subjects to the FNTA.

The Bamsiakilwa Mithun Rearing Society organised the first edition of the Hebamlo Mithun Festival at Bamsiakilwa village in Peren district on February 5.
Bamsiakilwa villaged declared as ‘Mithun Village’ during the event.

Nagaland is set to lose some fiscal support under the proposed Sixteenth Finance Commission (16th FC) award period (2026–31).
Arvind Panagariya-led 16th FC report, tabled in Parliament on February 1, 2026, for the five-year period from 2026–27 to 2030–31.

Key highlights:

Reduction in share of central taxes: from 0.573% under the 15th FC to 0.481% under the 16th FC.
Possible withdrawal of revenue deficit grants as the Commission has recommended discontinuing such grants.
It also called for the discontinuation of sector-specific and State-specific grants.
Under the 15th FC (2021–26), the total Post-Devolution RDG recommended to Nagaland, stood at Rs 21,249 crore, averaging about Rs 4,248 crore annually. In addition, State-specific grants amounting to Rs 525 crore were provided during the same period.
Grants-in-aid to local rural and urbn bodies to continue.
The 16th FC has placed Nagaland among States with a low Own Tax Revenue (OTR) to GSDP ratio, at just 5.5%, the third lowest after Tripura and Manipur.

Demand: regularization of 1166 ANATG-2015 Batch based on the High Powered Committee Agreement 2022 signed between the Government of Nagaland and the ANATG 2015 Batch on October 7, 2022.