Agreement signed on creation of Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority

A tripartite statement for instauration of Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority has been signed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO), Nagaland Government connected Thursday (February 5, 2026) successful Delhi.

“After Nagaland was created, the radical of Eastern Nagaland had an inhibition that they volition beryllium ignored, contiguous the negotiations person reached a affirmative outcome,” Home Minister Amit Shah said connected the signing of statement for instauration of Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority

“Around 12 years ago, ENPO had decided to boycott the elections. ENPO and Nagaland Government could scope an statement for a logical statement with their efforts today. MHA volition money the territorial authorization and widen each imaginable help,” Mr. Shah said.

Mr. Shah was dressed up successful a accepted Naga outfit successful the beingness of Nagaland CM Nephiu Rio, up of the signing of the statement betwixt the Union Government, the Nagaland Government, and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO).

Mr. Shah said, “Home Ministry officials worked hard for a agelong clip and bridged the spread betwixt the Government of Nagaland and ENPO. Now this struggle is nearing its end... I privation to convey CM Nephiu Rio and the full squad for taking this dialog to a logical end... The cardinal authorities volition carnivore the work of ensuring improvement successful Eastern Nagaland...

In 2022, ENPO members met the Home Minister, and enactment began connected the agreement. Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan said that Eastern Nagaland’s section aspirations volition beryllium met done this memorandum of understanding.

The ENPO, an apex organisation representing Naga tribes, has been spearheading the request for the instauration of the FNT comprising six districts successful undivided Tuensang — Kiphire, Longleng, Mon, Noklak, Shamator, and Tuensang.

(With inputs from ANI)