ILP renewals in Arunachal Pradesh to resume from September

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ITANAGAR: In the interest of public service, the Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to allow the resumption of renewal of existing Inner Line Permits (ILPs) and issue temporary ILPs from September 1 onwards, said an an order from Commissioner (political), Kaling Tayeng. The Deputy Commissioners have been instructed to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the guidelines that are being issued from time to time by the State government.

The order, however, stated that the ban on tourist ILP will continue. It was clamped on March 19 this year after the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the nation. The ILP is an official travel document issued by the State government concerned to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period.

The Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) Act of 1873 prohibits all citizens of India from entering Arunachal without a valid ILP.

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