SHILLONG, April 22 -- Meghalaya government has assured that it will come up with a law similar to Inner Line Permit (ILP) system to check influx and illegal immigration into the state."We will come up with a law which is more or less like the Inner Line Permit but it will not necessarily be named as ILP," Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said here on Monday.

The deputy chief minister informed that the proposed amendment to the Meghalaya Resident Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016 will be an ILP like mechanism.

"There will be a full presentation on the proposed amendment during the cabinet meeting which will be held later this month. If the cabinet approves, we would like to do it in the form of an ordinance," Tynsong said.

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