Report on Social (including Local Government), Economic, General and Revenue Sectors, Nagaland

A report covering the social, economic, general and revenue sectors, carrying performance audits of the welfare of building and other construction workers (2017-18 to 2022-23) and of solid waste management in urban local bodies (April 2017 to March 2023).

State: Nagaland
Audit period: 1 Apr 2017 — 31 Mar 2023
Presented: 26 Mar 2026

Findings

Not one construction establishment has been registered in Nagaland, so no registration fee has been collected, and there is no mechanism to ensure construction works get registered.
“No Establishment has yet been registered and consequently no fees collected on registration. There was no integrated established mechanism to ensure that buildings or construction works get registered as an establishment.”Executive Summary
Of 69 construction workers surveyed at worksites in Kohima and Dimapur — 66 of them migrants — none was registered as a beneficiary, though the two districts show 9,751 and 5,133 registered workers.
“a sample survey of 69 construction workers, of which 66 (96 per cent) are migrant workers, conducted at their worksite in Kohima and Dimapur revealed that none of them were registered as beneficiary.”Executive Summary
Through 2017-18 to 2022-23 the welfare board never prepared a budget for the state government, and the State Advisory Committee did not meet between February 2018 and February 2021.
“During the period 2017-18 to 2022-23, the Board had not prepared its budget for forwarding to the State Government... No meeting of the State Advisory Committee was held during February 2018 to February 2021.”Executive Summary
Urban local bodies conducted no survey of waste generated during 2017-18 to 2022-23, and with no weighbridges at dumping sites none followed the prescribed method for estimating waste — so reported quantities cannot be verified. No short-term or long-term solid waste plans were prepared.
“Survey was not conducted by the ULBs to assess the quantum of waste generated during the period from 2017-18 to 2022-23... During 2017-18 to 2022-23, Short-term and long-term plans on Solid Waste Management were not prepared, which deprived ULBs the opportunity of adopting a systematic approach to SWM.”Executive Summary

Findings

Not one construction establishment has been registered in Nagaland, so no registration fee has been collected, and there is no mechanism to ensure construction works get registered.

“No Establishment has yet been registered and consequently no fees collected on registration. There was no integrated established mechanism to ensure that buildings or construction works get registered as an establishment.”Executive Summary

Of 69 construction workers surveyed at worksites in Kohima and Dimapur — 66 of them migrants — none was registered as a beneficiary, though the two districts show 9,751 and 5,133 registered workers.

“a sample survey of 69 construction workers, of which 66 (96 per cent) are migrant workers, conducted at their worksite in Kohima and Dimapur revealed that none of them were registered as beneficiary.”Executive Summary

Through 2017-18 to 2022-23 the welfare board never prepared a budget for the state government, and the State Advisory Committee did not meet between February 2018 and February 2021.

“During the period 2017-18 to 2022-23, the Board had not prepared its budget for forwarding to the State Government... No meeting of the State Advisory Committee was held during February 2018 to February 2021.”Executive Summary

Urban local bodies conducted no survey of waste generated during 2017-18 to 2022-23, and with no weighbridges at dumping sites none followed the prescribed method for estimating waste — so reported quantities cannot be verified. No short-term or long-term solid waste plans were prepared.

“Survey was not conducted by the ULBs to assess the quantum of waste generated during the period from 2017-18 to 2022-23... During 2017-18 to 2022-23, Short-term and long-term plans on Solid Waste Management were not prepared, which deprived ULBs the opportunity of adopting a systematic approach to SWM.”Executive Summary