Arunachal Cabinet approves stricter Inner-Line Permit system
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📌 Summary:
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The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, approved a decision to make the Inner-Line Permit (ILP) system more watertight
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The decision followed a 36-hour shutdown enforced by the Scheduled Tribe Bachao Andolan Committee, which affected Itanagar and Naharlagun
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The ILP, issued under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of 1873, is a temporary travel document that Indians who are not permanent residents of Arunachal Pradesh must possess to enter the State
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Community and student organisations had pressured the government to make the document forgery-proof
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The revised system will introduce a fully digital ILP regime to modernise and strengthen it
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — special constitutional and statutory protections for tribal-majority States, federal accommodation of indigenous identity, and migration concerns in the North-East
📝 Prelims Facts:
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The Inner-Line Permit is issued under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873
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ILP is currently required for Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Manipur
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It is a temporary document for non-residents (Indian citizens) to enter the protected State
🔑 Key Term: Inner-Line Permit — an official travel document required for Indian citizens who are not residents of certain protected States to enter them, aimed at safeguarding indigenous communities
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