The Nagaland government is initiating an exercise to prepare a master list of all indigenous inhabitants of the State called the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN)

• The RIIN will be the first official master list of Nagaland’s indigenous inhabitants.
• Its objective, as stated in the Nagaland government’s June 29 notification, is to prevent people from acquiring fake indigenous inhabitants’ certificates.
• The list will be based on an extensive survey besides digging into official records of indigenous residents from villages and urban wards
• Apart from Nagaland’s Chief Secretary and Home Commissioner, nodal officers of the rank of a Secretary will monitor the implementation without involvement in the adjudication process.