Itanagar, July 30 -- In view of ongoing eviction drives targeting illegal migrants in neighbouring Assam, Arunachal Pradesh's Papum Pare District Administration has directed all administrative officers to strengthen vigilance during the issuance of both temporary and permanent Inner Line Permits (ILPs).
An offshoot of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, Inner Line Permit is an official document issued by the state government to non-Arunachalis that allows travel into a protected or restricted area for a certain period of time.
As part of the revised verification protocol, ILP applicants must now mandatorily submit the Voter ID card, Aadhaar card, and recent passport-size photographs-regardless of whether the permit is temporary ...