About Us

The State Excise Department was established on 1st December,1963. After the introduction
of Total Liquor Prohibition Act, 1989, the nomenclature of the Department has been changed
to “Excise & Prohibition Department”. The Department has a total sanctioned post of 449
inclusive of officers, ministerial staff and others. The State Excise and Prohibition Department
administers the Nagaland Excise Act 1967 and the Nagaland Liquor Total Prohibition
Act 1989. The Department also enforce the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Act 1985 in the State in tandem. Following the introduction of Total Prohibition Act 1989,
the main function of the Department under went a sea change from regulatory role to
enforcement.