Government of Nagaland Contents MESSAGES i FOREWORD viii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT x VISION STATEMENT xiv ACRONYMS xvii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 5 2. AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS 12 3. EmPLOYMENT SCENARIO IN NAGALAND 24 4. INDUSTRIES, INDUSTRIALIZATION, TRADE AND COMMERCE 31 5. INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY 42 6. RURAL AND URBAN PERSPECTIVES 49 7. EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES 56 8. GENDER MAINSTREAMING 76 9. REGIONAL DISPARITIES 82 10. GOVERNANCE 93 11. FINANCING THE VISION 101 12. CONCLUSION 107 13. APPENDIX 117 RAJ BHAVAN Kohima-797001 December 03,2016 Message I value the efforts of the State Government in bringing out documentation on Nagaland Vision Document 2030. The Vision is a destination in the future and the ability to translate the Vision through Mission, is what matters. With Vision you can plan but with Mission you can implement. You need conviction to translate the steps needed to achieve the Vision. Almost every state or country has a Vision to propel the economy forward. We have seen and felt what it is like to have a big Vision and many in the developing world have been inspired to develop a Vision for their countries and have planned the way forward for their countries to progress. We have to be a vibrant tourist destination with good accommodation and other proper facilities to showcase our beautiful land and cultural richness. We need reformation in our education system, power and energy, roads and communications, etc. Our five Universities have to have dialogue with Trade & Commerce and introduce academic courses to create wealth out of Natural Resources with empowered skill education. Our empowered 300 thousand educated youths have to be in the forefront. Our Natural wealth is our dormant economic strength which is enormous. For converting it into wealth, our Universities have to play a key role by providing right/ appropriate and relevant academic inputs & training. Our graduates empowered with skill education should be an asset. Our industries need skilled labourers, raw materials and cater to not only our domestic market but also for export. We should strengthen our co-operative movement in all sectors. Our youth need to be trained in the intricacies of trade & commerce. Banks and financial institutions have to play their role to held the upcoming entrepreneurs. What is required is inculcating entrepreneurial spirits. vii NAGALAND VISION 2030 P. B. ACHARYA Governor of Nagaland Our organic agricultural produce, our fruits and vegetables demand good market. Our Bamboos, our flora , our flowers can have a brighter commercial market. Proper tapping of honey and its marketing can be a great source of economic strength for our Kisans. Our rich medicinal plants and shrubs require proper identification and motivation for commercial cultivation to support our Kisans’ economy. We have to have a focussed export policy for our beautiful handlooms and handicrafts. Our youths should also look to South East Asia for the market. We need peace, unity and reforms with clear and unambiguous strategy. We need utmost efficiency besides creative and innovative mindset to realise our vision and to address any challenges. I congratulate our Researchers, Scholars and Expert Group who have taken pain to prepare a pragmatic & realistic vision document. Let our Nagaland Vision Document 2030 be our guide for the all round development of the State. Let us march ahead with dignity and confidence to work out the vision into reality. Let our “Vision 2030” lead us to a self-sufficient, strong, prosperous, peaceful & respectful Nagaland-Golden Nagaland. (P.B.ACHARYA) NAGALAND VISION 2030 ii iii NAGALAND VISION 2030 CHIEF MINISTER NAGALAND KOHIMA Message The Bible says “where there is no vision, the people perish” (Proverbs 29:18). Even in the area of governance and development, there is no denying that we need leaders with vision, and that those visions need to be documented, if they are to be implemented, or converted into reality. The DAN Government of Nagaland, too, have a vision for the future of the state and its people. And we believe that these visions should not be confined to the realm of our imagination, or castle building in the air; but be converted into a reality, and something tangible, so that our people are benefitted by it. That is how we come up with the Nagaland Vision 2030, containing a 15 year perspective plan for the State. This Vision Document will act as the guide and reference book for the State’s policy makers and planners in chalking out medium and short term development plans for the state for the next 15 years or so. It will also equally be useful for the field officers who are in charge of implementation. This Vision Document will also be equally useful for the private sector players, who are expected to play an ever increasing and more dominant role in the planning and development process of the State in the years to come. Equally important is the quality of delivery, or implementation of any plan or vision document. Let me make it clear to everyone that we are not bringing out this Vision Document just for the sake of having a State’s Vision Document, or merely an academic and statistical exercise. We mean to implement it, in letter and spirit, subject, of course to the availability of resources at our disposal. And I seek the participation and cooperation of the Government of India and its various agencies, the Indian Corporate and Private Sectors, as well as every citizen of the State, in our efforts to translate these visions into a reality, so that the people of the State may be able to see and enjoy a new era of development, peace and prosperity. December 01,2016 (T.R.ZELIANG) NAGALAND VISION 2030 iv v NAGALAND VISION 2030 PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY PLANNING & CO-ORDINATION, EVALUATION, MONITORING & TAXES NAGALAND:KOHIMA Message All successful development stories start with vision. And as envisaged by Government of India, as part of nation building Nagaland has brought out its Vision Document 2030 with 15 years perspective. The Nagaland Vision Document 2030 is an inclusive document incorporating the collective aspirations of the people of the State. And I place on record, my appreciation to all those individuals and organisations who have contributed towards preparation of the Vision Document. Nagaland is rich in natural resources but its real wealth lies in its young demographic profile. Therefore, the Vision Document dwells on optimising its strengths and opportunities; its agricultural base and employment of the youth. Its strategic geographical location in the ambit of the Act East Policy of Government of India and the emerging possibilities of the State becoming an economic hub have also been captured. In essence it encompasses all sectors of the economy. It is an ambitious but achievable road map with strategies. However, visions will only remain as dreams when it is not earnestly pursued with action. Therefore as outlined in the Vision Document, the State Government is determined to restructure, harness its potentials and explore new areas to optimise its capabilities to build a sustainable State while preserving its social, cultural and ecological diversities. As much as I am happy to be part of the development journey of the State, I hope policy makers, well wishers and citizens of the State will draw upon from the Vision Document and work towards accelerating the pace of development and to achieve the envisioned goals. December 01,2016 ( NEIBA KRONU) NAGALAND VISION 2030 vi vii NAGALAND VISION 2030 Foreword Our dreams form the substrate for our Vision - the articulation of our considered aspirations. The Nagaland Vision 2030 envisions the desired developmental directions and goals of the State of Nagaland in detail. In doing so, it carries forward the process initiated in 2001 through ‘Imagine Nagaland’ workshops and the Chapter on ‘Nagaland 2020 - A Vision’ in the State Human Development Report 2004. In the intervening years, the ‘Look East’ policy has been converted to ‘Act East’ policy, imparting a sense of urgency to build economic and strategic relations with the South East Asian countries. For Nagaland, the ‘Act East’ policy promises to unlock the potential of improved connectivity, including trade, with Myanmar and beyond. Education is the main resource of the land locked hill State. The emphasis on quality of education, skill development and establishment of institutions of higher learning would prepare the youth of the State for employment opportunities within and outside the State. Agriculture and allied sector, which contributes 30% to State’s Gross Domestic Product and provides employment to 50% of the workforce, would be given fresh impetus through cluster development approach to develop marketing linkages, organic farming and focus on piggery et al. Re-invigorating the Village Development Boards (VDBs), the unique rural development institutions of Nagaland, particularly by enhancing their fixed deposits through matching cash grant, would enable them to function more effectively as local financial institutions and catalyze rural development. Governance would need to be looked at afresh. The burgeoning size of government’s workforce would have to be rationalized by reducing manpower where it is not needed and providing manpower where it is needed. This would stabilize the expenditure of salaries, wages and pensions on one hand and improve output of the workforce on the other. Streamlining the system of recruitment and providing training to government employees would improve efficiency. Synergy and coordination would need to be promoted by fine- tuning existing structures. Use of e-governance would have to be expanded. NAGALAND VISION 2030 viii The Vision envisages increase of annual growth rate of GSDP to 10% to provide adequate employment opportunities to the youth. The investment required for such growth is considerable.