Q. Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Inner Line Permit’, often seen in news:
1. It is an official travel document issued by the Government of India to allow inward travel of foreigners into a protected area for a limited period.
2. Presently, this permit is issued for states of Nagaland, Manipur and Assam only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
Statement 1 is incorrect: Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel document issued by the Government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen (not Foreigners) into a protected area for a limited period.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The system is in force today in three Northeastern states — Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram (not Assam and Manipur), and no Indian citizen can visit any of these states unless he or she belongs to that state, nor can he or she overstay beyond the period specified in the ILP.
| Important Tips Inner Line Permit System • Implemented under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) 1873, the ILP is an official travel document which allows inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected/restricted area for a limited period. • This Act was enacted during the British era to protect the Crown’s own commercial interests by preventing ‘British subjects’ (Indians) from trading within these regions. • In 1950, the Indian government replaced ‘British subjects’ with ‘Citizen of India’. |
