Headed by the District Collector, who coordinates every central and state scheme, law and order, and revenue work.
The District Collectorate is the seat of district administration in Peren, coordinating every scheme and office listed on this page. Its overall youth-opportunity standing against the rest of the country is shown below.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Peren, which ranks 8 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 17.7% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 57.4%, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 44.8%.