Nagaland lottery scam During his tenure as Chief Minister, The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) unearthed a major financial scandal in the Nagaland state lottery amounting to Rs 38,297 crore. The entire scam took place between October 1993 and November 1997. Jamir denied his government's involvement in the financial scandal but the special audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), ordered by the Union Home Ministry, indicted both the Nagaland Government and the state's sole distributor of tickets, M.S Associates, for defrauding the public as well as the exchequer of the amount in July 1999. This case continues to be pending in the court till date. Personal life Jamir married Imkonglemla, daughter of Senkalemba in 1958 and they have five children. His younger daughter died in 1996, while his mother died in 2016, at the age of 101. He was conferred an honorary doctorate from the University of Cambodia in 2017. In year 2020, Mr Jamir was conferred with the third highest civilian award--Padma Bhushan—in the field of public affairs on the occasion of 71st Republic day. References |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1931 births Living people Governors of Goa Governors of Maharashtra Chief Ministers of Nagaland Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni University of Allahabad alumni People from Mokokchung district Governors of Odisha Rajya Sabha members from Nagaland Chief ministers from Indian National Congress India MPs 1967–1970 Lok Sabha members from Nagaland Nagaland MLAs 1969–1974 Nagaland MLAs 1977–1982 Nagaland MLAs 1982–1987 Nagaland MLAs 1989–1992 Nagaland MLAs 1993–1998 Nagaland MLAs 1998–2003 Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in public affairs