What this scheme offers
The Nagaland Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Mission describes itself as empowering youth through market-driven skills, placement and entrepreneurship development. Its website covers the mission's objectives, trade categories, placement and self-employment strategy, state and central scheme convergence and institutional partnerships. The Nagaland Budget 2026-27, presented in March 2026, gave the mission ₹5 crore and widened its mandate to entrepreneurship incubation and livelihoods. It also announced an Innovation Seed Fund of ₹2 crore aiming to reach 1,000 nano women entrepreneurs and ₹50 lakh for the Nagaland Apprenticeship and Placement Exchange (NAPEx). The government said detailed guidelines and incentive structures would be published later, so individual grant amounts are not yet known.
Who is eligible
- Open to youth in Nagaland looking for skills training, placement or help starting a business.
- Individual programmes will each have their own conditions, announced through the mission's advertisements page.
- The seed fund is aimed at nano women entrepreneurs; its eligibility and amount per applicant have not been published.
- The Budget statement gave no age or income limits.
Documents required
- Aadhaar card and proof of Nagaland residence
- Educational and skill certificates
- Bank account details
- Business idea or project note, where a programme asks for it
- Any further documents named in a programme's advertisement
How to apply
- Open the NSEDM website and read the Advertisements section for open programmes.
- Use the Register link to create an account on the mission's platform.
- Apply for the programme that matches your goal when its notice is published.
- For guidance, call the project management unit in Kohima or write to the mission's email address.
- Keep checking for the detailed guidelines and incentive structures promised for the 2026-27 initiatives.