Arunachal Pradesh government has no plans to scrap a 140-year-old Act which mandates prior official permission for an individual before entering the state, considered as a barrier by many for free movement of people.
Official permits--Inner Line Permit (ILP) and Protected Area Permit (PAP)--are required for entering Arunachal Pradesh, which shares border with China, Myanmar and Burma, as it comes under the restricted area category.
A person entering the Arunachal Pradesh is given an identity card as per the mandatory provisions under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873.
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"There is no proposal to abolish it," Arunachal Pradesh's Chief Secretary Hari Krishna Paliwal told PTI.
He said the process for getting the permit has been streamlined. "One can also apply online and pay fees through the internet," Paliwal added.
ILPs are required by Indians other than natives of Arunachal Pradesh for entering any place in the state. This permit is issued by the state government offices at Delhi, Kolkata, Tezpur, Guwahati, Shillong, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur and Jorhat.
A foreigner requires PAP or Restricted Area Permit (RAP) for getting into Arunachal. They can obtain the permit from all Indian missions abroad, Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRRO) at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chief Immigration Officer, Chennai, Home Ministry, Delhi, and Arunachal Pradesh Home Commissioner's office at Itanagar.
