The Nagaland Government has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Tata Motors Limited for the procurement of 43 buses with an outlay of 13 cores to strengthen public transport services under the Nagaland State Transport (NST) department. The tripartite agreement was signed in Kohima today by Additional Chief Engineer representing NST, Merangkaba Imchen, OSD from the Finance Department Ketoulhou Metha, and Deputy General Manager (Sales & Marketing) at Tata Motors, Ajay Gupta, in the presence of Chief Secretary Sentiyanger Imchen.

NST is expected to receive the new fleet of buses within three months, significantly boosting capacity and improving passenger safety, comfort, and connectivity across urban and rural areas. The agreement is a first-of-its-kind structured procurement model between Tata Motors and a government entity, and one of the largest fleet expansions for NST.