Dimapur, Aug. 22 -- The Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) has cancelled the recruitment process for 61 posts of Auxiliary Nurse Midwife/Female Health Worker (ANM/FHW) in the state's Health and Family Welfare Department.

In a notification issued on Friday, the NSSB stated that it cancelled the recruitment process in compliance with a directive from the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, through letter no. W.P. (C) 122/2024/979-80 dated August 20, 2025.

The Board instructed the Health and Family Welfare Department to amend the Nagaland Nursing Services Rules, 1988, within 45 days of the court order, to clearly define the education and eligibility criteria for ANM/FHW posts.

Upon completing the amendments, the department must submit a ...