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Nagaland Legislative Assembly passes two bills on Thursday of Sixth Session of 14th NLA

Published on Mar 6, 2025

By Thejoto Nienu

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  • KOHIMA — The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) unanimously passed two bills on the third day of the ongoing sixth session on Thursday. The two bills were introduced on March 4.

  • The two bills namely The Nagaland Town and Country Planning (Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2025, moved by Chief Minister, Dr. Neiphiu Rio, and The Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (Validation) Bill, 2025, moved by Deputy Chief Minister, TR Zeliang, were unanimously passed by voice vote.

  • Chief Minister, Dr. Neiphiu Rio, also moved two government bills namely ‘The Rules for Administration of Justice and Police in Nagaland (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2025’ and ‘The Nagaland Work-Charged and Casual Employees Regulation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025,’which were introduced and considered.

  • The two bills would be put to a vote on March 7, if no amendment is sought by Thursday evening.

  • Furthermore, the chief minister also laid the following reports/ rules namely The Nagaland Food Processing Industries Policy (NFPIP); The Nagaland Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Rules, 2024; Rules for Administration of Urban Station Committees: Nagaland 2024; Nagaland New and Renewable Energy Service Rules, 2018; and The Nagaland Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Rules, 2024.

  • Meanwhile, Health minister P Paiwang Konyak presented to the house a copy of ‘The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules for Excluded Areas, Assam, 2025, in force in the state of Nagaland,’ while the minister of Parliamentary Affairs, KG Kenye, laid on the table a copy of ‘The Sixth report of the Rules Committee (2024-2025).’