According to Nagaland Governor Shyamal Datta Naga youths have slowly been weaned away from insurgency and violence and want to be part of the country¡¦s resurgence. At the same time the Governor claimed that there is relative peace in the State and the administration, police and civil societies have brought the law and order situation under control. He declared that with its positive and futuristic policies, the State Government is shifting the focus of the youth ¡§from violence and insurgency to development¡¨.

¡§Nagaland, which had at one time been regarded as remote, isolated and underdeveloped, is also showing signs of resurgence, with our youth gaining new confidence to join the mainstream of economic activities, besides exploring job markets outside the state and gaining employment in all fields,¡¨ the Governor said. He further added that Indian economy was accelerating at astonishing speed, with productivity growing and tremendous advancements being registered in science and technology. The youths of Nagaland are tapping into this phenomenal progress, he stressed.

The governor has expressed his satisfaction over the efforts of NSCN (IM) and the Centre for extending the ceasefire and their attempts to find a peaceful solution to the Naga political imbroglio.

The Governor further revealed that with the assistance from Planning Commission and efforts by the State Government for better fiscal management and mobilization, agriculture sector in the State is growing at a rapid rate and production of food grain has crossed the four lakh tonne mark during the current year,¡¨

However, Mr. Datta is unhappy over the growing number of unemployed youth in the State. According to him, there are 44,960 applicants in the State¡¦s live register of Employment Exchanges. He thus felt that the actual figure of might be higher. He warned the DAN Government against any complacency on its part in maintaining fiscal discipline.

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