Economy / Nagaland

KOHIMA, July 18 - Over 37 per cent of the total population of Nagaland live below the poverty line (BPL), according to official reports. The reports, quoting an assessment by an expert group constituted to implement the Centre's targeted public distribution system, said about 96,000 people of the state were living below poverty line (BPL). Under the BPL scheme, introduced by the Centre in 1997, each identified family was being provided with special cards to collect ten kg of grains per month at a specially subsidised rate. It provided district-wise break-up of the 37 per cent of the BPL...

Kohima, July 15: Comptroller and auditor-general (CAG) of India has unearthed major financial irregularities in Nagaland revealing that less than one per cent of the total turnover of over Rs 38,000 crore was received by the state government from conduct of lotteries during 1993-1997. The latest CAG report, which was tabled on Thursday in the House, noted that ticket money of Rs 38,297.32 crore from the directorate of state lotteries had not been credited to the government account. The report revealed that only 0.101 per cent of total turnover of Rs 38,297.32 crore was received by the state...