India, May 29 -- The Dimapur administration in Nagaland, in an order dated May 27, has notified the official enforcement of Inner Line Permit (ILP) within the district with immediate effect.

The ILP system, under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873, has been in force in the Naga Hills (present day Nagaland) since 1873. It requires anyone, both Indian and foreigner, who is not an indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland, to obtain a permit as prescribed by the state government to enter Nagaland for a limited period.

Dimapur, a general constituency seat sharing borders with Assam and having mixed population from different states, was exempt from the purview of ILP till 2019.

Besides Nagaland, the ILP regime is in force in Manipu...