‘Inner line permit system in Manipur flawed; set a cut-off date for indigenous population’

The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System demands the state government take up measures to 'fix the flaws' as the regime 'has failed to offer any protection to the indigenous population'

The committee is an umbrella body of groups formed in 2012 to spearhead protests demanding the implementation of the inner line permit (ILP) system. (Twitter/Biren Singh)

Written by: Jimmy Leivon

2 min readImphalMay 16, 2022 10:38 PM IST First published on: May 16, 2022 at 10:38 PM IST

The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) said the system of issuing travel permits was a “toothless tiger” in Manipur and did not offer any protection to its indigenous population.

The committee is an umbrella body of groups formed in 2012 to spearhead protests demanding the implementation of the inner line permit (ILP) system.

Phulindro Konsam, convener of the committee, said the state issued a gazette notification on December 31, 2019 that the inner line permit system had been implemented for the protection of the indigenous population. The people welcomed the announcement hoping that it would serve its stated purpose, he said. However, it has failed to offer any protection to the indigenous population, he alleged. “This is a flawed system. Therefore, the state needs to take up measures to make the ILP system effective and strong,” he said.