The Government of Nagaland on March 13, 2026, issued the Nagaland Town and Country Planning (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2025, to further amend the Nagaland Town and Country Planning Act, 1966.
The following has been stated namely: -
• Section 2 sub section (17) and (20) shall be substituted, namely -
“(17) "Town Planning Scheme" means a layout plan for a particular area within the designated planning area, conceived within the framework of the Master Plan/Peri-Urban area. If any, providing detailed proposals, indicating the manner in which the use of land and development therein shall be carried out.
(20) "Local Authority" means the Urban Local Body (ULB) of a particular Municipal/Town Council including Village Authority within the notified Master Plan/Peri-urban areas.”
• New Section 21J shall be inserted namely:
“If any difficulties arise in giving effect to the provision of this Act, the State Government, may by order publish in the Official Gazette, make such provision not in consistent with the provisions of this Act, provided that, no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of 2 (two) years from the date of commencement of this Act.”
[Notification No. AS/LEG-01/Bill/NTCP-5/2026/1210]
