About Us

The journey of the Nagaland Economic Association began in 2019 through a meeting of Teachers and Research Scholars of the Department of Economics, NU, convened by Prof. T. Zarenthung Ezung on 10th May 2019. The said meeting conceived to the formation of a body of economists to stimulate interest in economic issues and to promote the advancement of economic development in the State. Thus the Nagaland Economic Association (NEA) was born, with its President Prof.B.Kilangla Jamir and Prof. T. Zarenthung as its Secretary.

NEA is a professional association, a non-political, non-Governmental and non-profit organization which shall serve as a forum for articulation of economic and other development issues. It is a membership based platform with the mission to contribute to the economic development of Nagaland through promotion and advocacy of sound economic policies. NEA shall endeavour to initiate Research and Consultancy activities and disseminate knowledge which will further the development process of the State. The association shall co-operate with local, regional and national associations to promote the interest of the Association.

Objectives

The objective of NEA is to ‘Endeavour to initiate Research and Consultancy activities and disseminate knowledge, which will further the developmental process of the State’.

Towards achieving its objectives, the association will initiate to:

(i) Organize seminars on contemporary economic issues and impart trainings and workshops on research and teaching.

(ii) Undertake publications to disseminate the outcome of the research studies.

(iii) Co-operate with local, regional and national Economic Associations to promote the interest of the Association.

(iv) Hold conference biannually.

Constitution of NEA Click here