NLA budget session to begin on March 2

Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) budget session will be held in two phases, and the first part will begin on March 2, officials said on Wednesday. The session will commence with the governor’s address, they said.
The first phase will continue till March 12 with five sittings, and the schedule of the 2nd part of the budget session will be announced later, according to the provisional programme issued by assembly secretariat. The phase II will tentatively commence with the presentation of the state budget for 2026–27, with the detailed programme to be notified on the last day of the first part of the session, the assembly secretariat said.
State chief minister Neiphiu Rio will present the budget for 2026–27 during this phase, following which discussions will be taken up, the officials said.
During the first phase of the session, the House will witness questions and discussions on various important public matters, laying of annual administrative reports and other papers, and the presentation of committee reports.