Gangtok, Feb. 10 -- Amid concerns over the possible entry of people with criminal backgrounds in the state due to an "increasing influx" of migrant labour, the Sikkim government has started strictly implementing the requirement to carry 'Labour ID Card' with the deadline for registration and verification drive ending on Monday.

The landlords had also been asked to complete the process of tenant verification by February 10.

Gangtok District Senior Suprintendent of Police Tenzing Loden Lepcha had informed a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Prem Singh Golay on January 31 that landlords must complete the mandatory tenant verification by February 10.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, Labour Department Secretary Ragul K sa...