The District Planning & Development Board meeting of Kiphire was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner & Vice Chairman DPDB, Temsuwati Longkumer, NCS at DC’s Conference Hall on 17th March 2026. The chairman welcomed the members present and reviewed the previous meeting minutes.
Deliberating on the agendas of the day, the house recommended the application of Pencake Silat Association requesting for registration of Society to the concerned department after the representative of the Association justified it to the house.
EAC Development, Takatemjen Pongen highlighted on the Awareness-cum-Sensitization programme of the Minority Affairs Department held on 19th March 2026 at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall, Kiphire. He also elaborated on various schemes and other activities of the department. The EAC further informed that under PM Vidyalaxmi Scheme, the Department of Higher & Technical is providing education loan and scholarship to the meritorious students to reduce drop-out students. He also reminded all the members of the District Skill Committee to submit their Action Plan Proposal Targets at the earliest.
The proposal for upgradation of Mission School, Kiphire Town was justified by District Education Officer, Kiphire and was later approved and forwarded to the higher authority for consideration.
Action plan on Sampoornata Abhiyaan 2.0 Campaign Drive in Khongsa Block (ABP) and Kiphire District (ADP) was presented by ABF and Development Partner, Lithsaba Sangtam.
SCK - IDAN Kiphire, highlighted on State-Wide Mega Job Fair scheduled to be held on 21st March 2026 at IBHIC, Dimapur organised by the Nagaland Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Mission (NSEDM) under IDAN in collaboration with NIELIT Kohima. The SCK – IDAN, Kiphire informed the house that the Transport Department (NST) will be providing the transportation for the program.
The board also recommended the proposal for correction of village name from "Tuthuyo" to “Tethuyo” after a justification statement made by the Village Council Chairman and Representatives of the village at the meeting.
(Tsoinyu IA Kiphire)
