Provides free lawyers to women, SC/ST, persons with disabilities, and below-income applicants under the LSA Act 1987.
14.3% of women in Mokokchung own land in their name, behind the typical district. 100% take part in all three major household decisions, better than the typical district. The District Legal Services Authority provides the free legal aid that backs these rights when they are contested.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mokokchung, which ranks 6 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women who own a house at 28%. On women's freedom of movement at 40.2% and households in the poorest wealth group at 15.7%, it sits close to the national mark.