India, Oct. 25 -- President of India Droupadi Murmu has granted assent to the Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) Bill 2026, which was passed by the Nagaland Assembly in September.

Announcing this on Sunday, Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio thanked President Murmu in a post on X.

"I thank Hon'ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, for granting assent to the FNTA Bill 2026; unanimously passed by the NLA on Sept' 3, 2026. I thank @HMOIndia for coordinating the process. It's a key step towards realising the aspirations of the people of Eastern Nagaland," Rio posted.

The Bill provides for the creation of FNTA, granting legislative, executive and financial autonomy to the state's eastern region comprising six eastern dis...