Now, inner line permit must to visit Dimapur
Kohima, May 30 -- 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 Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India.
In the new notification, the deputy commissioner of Dimapur also announced a revised fee structure wherein a domestic tourist can obtain a 30-day permit for Rs.200 and foreign tourists for Rs.300. The fees and validity of other categories such as traders, labourers, students, teachers, priests and business partners range from Rs.300 for fresh permit and Rs.150-Rs.3,000 for annual or quarterly renewal, depending on the category.
The ILP can be applied online.
The order listed key documents required for application of ILP, such as Aadhaar, educational certificates, business registration proofs, and in some cases, a local guarantor. Students and foreign tourists are exempted from providing local guarantors.
It was also notified that ILP applications from residents of Assam's border districts Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong would require National Register of Citizens (NRC) documents.
Exemptions have been made based on the settlers' dates of residence in Dimapur. Those who have settled in Dimapur before two cut-off dates - December 1, 1963, and November 21, 1979 - are exempted from ILP requirement and can obtain a permanent residential certificate (PRC) and domicile certificates after furnishing documents such as entry in electoral roll, land/property patta, etc....
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