Manipur: Nearly 34,000 ILPs issued in January alone, revenue worth a crore raised

There are four types of permits that are issued against payment of certain amounts as per the nature of the permits. The permits are issued in ILP counters set up in border areas, airports and all the districts which include special, temporary, regular and labour permits.

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The CM told the House that as many as 3,669 suspected illegal migrants were prevented from entering the state since 2017. (File)

A month after the implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) regime in the state, Manipur issued as many as 33,995 permits and raised revenue of Rupees 1 crore.

The ILP system came to effect in the state from January 1 after the extension of the Bengal Frontier Regulation on December 11, to give Manipur relief from the purview of the Amended Citizenship Act.

There are four types of permits that are issued against payment of certain amounts as per the nature of the permits. The permits are issued in ILP counters set up in border areas, airports and all the districts which include special, temporary, regular and labour permits.