Kohima: Nagaland residents face significant hurdles in employment, open spaces, and water supply. The state's Ease of Living Perception Index hit 50, pinning it in the medium category. This data follows a survey of 9,630 residents across 17 districts during February and March 2026. Public services fared best at 64, while economic ability bottomed out at 36.
Job availability is a crisis. Nearly 68% of respondents labeled job prospects poor. Open spaces and recreational facilities also drew sharp criticism. Many residents labeled public services and infrastructure as fair rather than good. Officials ranked job creation, open spaces, and recreation as the top three policy priorities. Niuland led the state with a score of 74. Tseminyu landed in last place with a 35.
Separately, administrative efforts to clean up voter rolls face mounting pressure. Uncollectable Enumeration Forms topped 153,457 as of September 12. This accounts for over 11% of the state's 1,357,208 registered electors. The number jumped by more than 32,000 in just three days. Dimapur, Chümoukedima, and Kohima account for over half of these flagged forms.
Officials caution that a flagged form does not guarantee removal. "The term uncollectable does not, by itself, mean that an elector has been removed from the electoral roll or found ineligible," noted the report. Reasons for the uncollected status range from death to migration. The draft electoral roll goes public on September 20. Residents have until October 20 to file claims and objections. Final rolls will hit the public on November 22.
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