Kohima, February 25 The budget session of the Nagaland assembly will be held in two phases, and the first part will begin on March 2, officials said on Wednesday.
The session will begin with the governor's address, they said.
The first phase will continue until March 12, with five sittings, and the schedule for the second part of the budget session will be announced later, according to the provisional program issued by the assembly secretariat.
Phase II is tentatively scheduled to begin with the presentation of the state budget for 2026-27, with the detailed program to be notified on the last day of the first part of the session, the assembly secretariat said.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will present the budget for 2026-27 during this phase, followed by discussions, the officials said.
During the first phase of the session, the House will discuss various important public matters, along with the presentation of annual administrative reports and other documents, and the presentation of committee reports.
The first session will also include the introduction of government and private members' Bills and resolutions, as well as the debate on the Motion of Thanks.
The second phase will include the presentation of C&AG reports, a review of trends in receipts and expenditure, supplementary demands for grants for 2025-26, and other items.
Other important discussions during the session are likely to include the signing of the FNTA agreement and the demand by sections of the people in Kohima and Dimapur to lift the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1989, from their respective jurisdictions.
The budget session will be the first assembly session after the signing of the tripartite agreement on the Frontier Nagaland Territory Authority (FNTA) among the Centre, the state, and the Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation (ENPO).
It will also be the first budget session after the merger of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and the Naga People's Front (NPF).