Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio made a strong appeal to the Central government for enhanced support in critical sectors, including infrastructure, education, and connectivity, to ensure equitable development of the state.

Speaking as the guest of honour at the 22nd Annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region Zone-III Conference held at the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Rio urged the Centre to reconsider the establishment of an Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) in Nagaland. The project, announced in the Union Budget 2015–16 but never materialised, already has 200 acres of land earmarked at Sukhovi, near Dimapur Airport.

Rio also called for upgrading the Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR) into an AIIMS-like institu

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