2018 District Action Plan : Aspirational District, Kiphire Office of the Deputy Commissioner Kiphire: Nagaland 7/6/2018 ABOUT ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS Transformation of “Apparitional Districts in India” to improve the performance of 117 Aspirational Districts in the country • Selected key areas: Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & allied sectors, Financial Inclusion, skill Development and basic Infrastructure. • NITI Aayog is delegated with the responsibility to anchor the programme in consultation with the Central Ministries. Identification of backward districts: • NITI Aayog in consultation with concerned Ministries has identified 30 districts • The Central Ministries have also identified another 50 districts. • Ministry of Home Affairs has identified 35 Left – Wing Extremism (LWE) • In all, the programme would cover 117 districts across the country. • The list includes 1 districts from Nagaland – Kiphire APPOINTMENT OF IN-CHARGE OFFICERS Si. No District GoI Prabhari Officer GoN Incharge Officer Shri Sanjay Kumar, IAS Joint Secretary, Development Commissioner, 1 KIPHIRE Department of School Nagaland Education and Literacy RANKING OF ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS IN NORTH EAST OUT OF 115 ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Rank - District Rank–Agriculture Rank-Health Rank- Education Infrastructure Kiphire 36 63 90 58 Agriculture Health Rank Rank Sl. NO District Rank Sl. NO District 63 1 Kiphire 36 1 Kiphire Education Infrastructure Rank Rank Sl. NO District Sl. NO District 1 Kiphire 90 1 Kiphire 58 Indicators or Monitoring and computation of backward index: • Panning Department has helped in identifying indicator required for such a Monitoring and Review exercise and builds a monitoring system. • Total 49 indicators across the following sectors are identified to calculate the index on which ranking of districts will be done. Sl. No Ministry No. of Indicators 1 Health & Nutrition 13 2 Education 8 3 Agriculture & Allied Sectors 10 4 Financial Inclusion 6 5 Skill Development 5 6 Basic Infrastructure 7 Total 49 Contents INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 5 AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS ....................................................................................... 10 AGRICULTURE .............................................................................................................................. 10 HORTICULTURE ............................................................................................................................ 25 SERICULTURE ............................................................................................................................... 29 VETERINARY & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY .................................................................................. 31 IRRIGATION & FLOOD CONTROL ............................................................................................. 37 EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................... 40 HEALTH AND NUTRITION .............................................................................................................. 46 HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE .................................................................................................. 46 HEALTH .......................................................................................................................................... 67 NUTRITION: SOCIAL WELFARE ................................................................................................ 75 BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................................................................. 81 RURAL DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................................. 81 PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT (ROADS & BRIDGES) ............................................................ 89 POWER ............................................................................................................................................ 90 PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING (PHED) ................................................................................. 93 SANITATION .................................................................................................................................. 98 RURAL WATER SUPPLY ............................................................................................................ 102 FINANCIAL INCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 110 SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ...................................................................... 113 INTRODUCTION Located in the eastern most part of the State bordering Myanmar, Kiphire District has a total area of 1255 sq. Kms. The district is 254 km. away from the Capital city Kohima via Meluri of Phek District. Wedged between Saramati, the highest mountain in the state and the Jingkhu Mountains, Kiphire town- the district headquarter, is located at an elevation of 896.42 meters above sea level. On the whole, the climate is humid and hot during summer and cold during winter with temperature touching a low of 2.7 degree Celsius and a high of 37.0 degree Celsius during summer. Monsoon period extends from June to September and sometimes up to October. The average rain fall for the last three years was 876mm. The areas under Kiphire district was part of the ‘North Eastern Frontier Agency’ (NEFA) as part of Tuensang area. This part of the state remained untouched by the British colonial administration even after its neighboring areas were subjugated during the 1920s. Though it was included within the category of Naga tribal areas under Assam and placed under political control, practically, there was neither sign of political control nor any administration till the transfer of power in 1947. In the wake of expansion of civil administrative outposts, survey for opening of administrative headquarters was done in 1951. The survey team led by Shri. H. Zophianga, the then Assistant to Deputy Commissioner of Tuensang, visited the present Kiphire HQ. The land was donated by Kiphire and Singrep villages and subsequently on 16th June 1952, the Southern Administrative sub-division was established at Kiphire with Shri. S.D. Lakhar as the first Base Area Superintendent. Kiphire remained under Tuensang district as an administrative sub-division till it was bifurcated from Tuensang district and was inaugurated as the eleventh district of Nagaland on 24th January 2004. Kiphire is multi-ethnic in terms of its indigenous population. There are officially three recognized tribes - Sangtam, Yimchungrü and Sumi. Besides these, there are several sub- tribes speaking various languages. As in the case with other Naga groups, each of these diverse ethnic groups is distinguished by their distinctive language. Owing to the many generations of co-habitation, all these ethnic and linguistic groups understand each other’s language and the people often converse interchangeably. Though there are variations in the details of the various cultural practices and customs among the tribes of the district, on the whole, their society is organized along similar structures. Although, the people are largely Christians with the Roman Catholic and the Baptist churches having a strong presence in the district, their traditional festivals are still observed but with touches of Christian elements. The important festivals celebrated in the district are Mongmong celebrated in September by the Sangtams; Metümneo celebrated in August by the Yimchüngrü and Tuluni and Ahuna celebrated in July and November respectively by the Sümi. All the three tribal communities have close social and cultural affinity with their counterparts in the districts of Zunheboto and Tuensang. The Sangtam and the Yimchugrü tribes of Kiphire and Tuensang district have shared history and culture. Similarly, the Sümi of Kiphire district also shares similar socio-cultural ties with the Sümi of Zunheboto district. With the majority of the people living in the rural villages, agriculture remains the main occupation of the people of the district. The primary mode of agricultural practice is jhum also known as slash and burn method of cultivation. The main crops grown in the jhum fields are largely traditional crops such as upland rice, maize, Millet and job tears and varieties of beans. The farmers are slowly taking to growing cash crops such as potatoes with encouragement from the Agricultural department. Also traditional crops such as soy beans, local varieties of beans called ‘Kholar’ (PhaseolusSp) is grown as cash crop using traditional methods. Farmers are also taking up permanent paddy cultivation in terraced fields in favourable terrains. The general climatic condition of the district is also favourable for horticultural farming. In colder regions such as the foothills of Saramati Mountain , apples are grown in abundance such that, `Apple Festival` has been an annual fixture in Thanamir, a frontier village bordering Myanmar. Other fruits like mango, guava, and banana are also grown abundantly. Kiphire is located in one of the most geo-morphologically interesting zones of the state. There are a number of topographical features such as Saramati peak, Stone cave in Khongjiri, Mimi and Salomi villages which fail to amaze the visitors. Trips to Zungki,