Manipur: Over 51,000 Inner Line Permits Issued at Mao in 2024, Rs 61 Lakh Collected in Fees

IMPHAL: A total of 51,774 persons were issued (entry) Inner Line Permits (ILP) from January 1, 2024, to December 1, 2024, at the ILP screening point Mao. This information was announced during the 76th Republic Day celebration at Sanyi Dahrii Sports Complex, Khabung Karong, on January 26.

During the same period, 62,958 persons exited the gate (Mao/State), and as many as 946 ILP defaulters were issued challans. The authorities collected a total of Rs 61,33,400 as permit fees. It may be mentioned that the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime was extended to Manipur on December 11, 2019.

The decision came two days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in Lok Sabha that the ILP would be extended to the Northeastern State. Manipur is the fourth state after Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram where the ILP regime is applicable.

Inner Line Permit (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. It is obligatory for Indian citizens from outside those states to obtain a permit to enter the protected state.

An ILP is usually significantly easier to obtain than the analogous Protected Area Permit (PAP), which is the document required by non-citizens to enter the same areas.

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