A man stands in the International Boundary in Longwa village which is one of the largest villages of Mon district. (Photo Courtesy: mon.nic)
• No access to banks and ATM booth
• 100% road connectivity and mobile phone service
• 97% are electrified
• 42% have access to postal service
• 97% have access to Water Supply (PHED)
• 66.6% have public toilet facility
Our Correspondent
Kohima | August 28
There are no bank or ATM booth facilities available in villages in Mon district.
This was stated in the survey report on Local/Block Level Statistics for Local Level Planning 2020, published by Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Nagaland.
The Survey on Local/Block Level Statistics for Local Level Planning is conducted under the Support for Statistical Strengthening (SS) scheme during 2019-2020 emphasised on the major basic amenities available covering all the recognized villages of the Rural Development Department.
Mon district has 8 blocks with 114 villages. As on January 31, 2020, 100% of its villages have road connectivity and mobile phone service.
The report stated that about 97% of villages in Mon district are electrified except Aopao Chinglen village under Aboi Block, Yaphang village under Angjangyang block and Yeangmai village under Tobu block.
The villages in the district accounts to 10.6% of the state’s government bus, about 2% of the state’s private bus, while 69.2% of the villages have access to taxi service.
42% of the villages in Mon district have access to postal service, while landline connection in this district is nil.
‘Out of the state’s educational institution, 9.7% of Government Primary School, 13.3% of Government Middle School, 7.7% of Government High School and 6% of Government Higher secondary School are located in Mon district. An average of 11% of the state’s private educational institution is found in this district.
59.6% of the villages in Mon district have the facility of Sub Centre, 8.7% have Primary Health Centre and one each of Community Health Centre and private Clinic/Hospital, accounting to negligible 0.8% of the villages.
2.6% of its villages have Veterinary Health Centre, 20% have Village Library, 69.2% have Village Council Hall and about 83% of the villages have playground facility.
8.5% of the state’s indoor stadium facility is available in villages in Mon district and 23.6% of its villages have marketing shed.
Anganwadi Centre is located in 96.4% of the villages in this district, while 98.2% of the villages have Fair Price Shop.
Water Supply (PHED) is available in about 97% of the villages in Mon district and 66.6% of its villages have public toilet facility.
The report stated that 11.4% of the state’s police station and 4.5 % of the state’s police beat post are found in Mon district.
15.7% of its villages have access to Common Service Centre facility, 98.2% have Self Help Group and 47.3% of the villages have streets light.
