Nagaland records 26,948 vehicle registrations and 16,856 driving licences in 2025, with Kohima and Dimapur leading numbers.
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KOHIMA — A total of 26,948 new vehicles were registered in Nagaland in 2025, while 16,856 driving licences were issued during the same period, according to the annual administrative report 2025–26 of the Nagaland State Transport Department, recently tabled in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
The report stated that vehicle registrations recorded between January 1 and December 31, 2025 stood at 26,948.
Kohima district recorded the highest number of registrations with 14,740 vehicles (transport category – 11,128 and non-transport category – 3,647).
This was followed by Dimapur with 9,519 registrations (transport category – 1,524 and non-transport category – 7,995).
In Mokokchung, a total of 892 vehicles were registered (transport – 433 and non-transport – 459). Tuensang recorded 601 registrations (transport – 225 and non-transport – 376), Mon – 509 (transport – 361 and non-transport – 148), Zunheboto – 390 (transport – 221 and non-transport – 169), Wokha – 166 (transport – 66 and non-transport – 100), and Phek – 131 (transport – 52 and non-transport – 79).
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During the same period, a total of 16,856 driving licences were issued, including 14,717 to males, 2,138 to females, and one to a transgender person.
Dimapur recorded the highest number of licences issued at 8,626 (7,430 male and 1,196 female), followed by Kohima with 2,671 licences (2,262 male, 408 female and one transgender).
In Tuensang, 1,332 licences were issued (1,242 male and 90 female), while Mon recorded 1,184 licences (1,080 male and 104 female). Mokokchung issued 959 licences (811 male and 148 female), Phek – 842 (753 male and 89 female), Wokha – 812 (725 male and 87 female), and Zunheboto – 430 (414 male and 16 female).
The State Transport Authority also issued 16,957 national permits for goods carriers and 1,034 All India tourist permits for passenger service vehicles.
These permits authorise commercial vehicles to operate across India.
The report further stated that between January and December 2025, a total of 2,808 defaulters were detected and INR 28,88,600 was realised as compounding fees.
It added that the department has been consistent in revenue collection, often exceeding the targets set by the state government. The revenue target for 2025–26 is INR 24,000 lakh, while INR 19,244 lakh has already been collected between April 1 and December 31, 2025.
The report also highlighted a decline in vehicular accidents and fatalities in the state in 2024–25, attributing the drop to road safety campaigns and coordination among various agencies.
Between January and December 2025, a total of 184 accidents were recorded, resulting in 55 fatalities and 140 injuries. In comparison, the state recorded 194 accidents in 2024, 316 in 2023, 710 in 2022, and 923 in 2021.