Task force to be set up to identify non-indigenous settlers in Nagaland's Dimapur

A Joint Task Force will be constituted soon for implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, and identify the non-indigenous settlers as well as those who entered Dimapur in Nagaland after November 21,1979.

A district administration official said "non-local people and non-Nagas who settled in Dimapur or entered the state's commercial hub after November 21, 1979 will have to possess ILP".

"If the non-indigenous settlers have no ILP, they will have to compulsorily obtain the document from the competent authority or from the Deputy Commissioner's office within 30 days," the official said.


Dimapur Deputy Commissioner Sachin Jaiswal has held a meeting with all the stakeholders..

The ILP had been in force in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.

The ILP under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873 is an official travel document that allows an Indian citizen to visit the ILP enforced state and areas for a limited period and with a specific purpose.