The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India officials led by Armstrong Pame, IAS, Joint Secretary (ICC & RUSA), Ministry of Education, GoI, undertook an official three-day official visit to Nagaland from 14th to 17th January 2026, which included a One-Day Regional Workshop on RUSA/PM-USHA held on 16th January 2026 at Kohima for the North-Eastern States of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Mizoram hosted by the Department of Higher Education Nagaland.
Key discussions during the workshop focused on PFMS/SNA-SPARSH issues, the PM-USHA Portal, review of ongoing projects, state-specific challenges, and best practices. The workshop aimed to provide handholding support to States and HEIs to improve implementation, fund utilization, and alignment with NEP 2020 and PM-USHA objectives. Temjen Imna Along, Minister for Higher Education & Tourism, Government of Nagaland, also addressed the workshop.
Subsequent to the workshop, the Ministry official also conducted on-site visits to PM-USHA projects across Nagaland to assess both physical and financial progress. The visit included Dimapur Government College, where ongoing and completed PM-USHA components such as Girls Hostel, Academic Block, Incubation Centre/Skill Hub, and Library building upgradation works were reviewed. The officials also inspected two Scheduled Tribe Girls Hostels at Kohima Science College and the Professional College of Music & Fine Arts, Tsiesema.
These initiatives underscore the Government of India’s continued commitment to strengthening higher education infrastructure, promoting gender equity, fostering skill development, and ensuring inclusive and sustainable growth in the North-Eastern Region under the PM-USHA framework.
(DIPR)
