Overview

• S. Supongmeren Jamir raised the demand in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session on August 19, urging Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to prioritize the extension.
• He stressed this is an extension of BG Express train No. 15665 on a built but unused line rather than a new service.
• The Nagaland Legislative Assembly passed a supporting resolution on April 30, which the State Transport Department sent to Northeast Frontier Railways on May 14.
• Jamir separately asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to deploy NABARD staff so all 17 districts are covered, noting only five are served by the Dimapur office with about 15 staff and four more are overseen by two assistant general managers without support.
• Both the rail proposal and the NABARD staffing request await action from the central ministries, with no approval or timeline announced.