Aizawl: Mizoram has issued 4,94,033 Inner Line Permits (ILPs) from 2024 through July 2026, including 2,15,946 permits issued after the Bairabi-Sairang railway line was inaugurated in September last year, home minister K Sapdanga informed the assembly on Thursday.In a written reply, Sapdanga said 13,730 non-tribal people from outside Mizoram were currently residing and working in the state with valid permits.The govt has also intensified action against people entering or staying in Mizoram without valid ILPs or travel documents. At least 934 people who entered the state without valid permits have been apprehended this year, the minister said.Those found staying beyond the validity of their permits are booked at police stations under the Eastern Bengal Frontier Regulation (EBFR), 1873. Their cases are subsequently forwarded to district courts, which decide whether they should be fined or pushed back from the state.An ILP is an official travel document required by Indian citizens entering protected areas, including Mizoram. The system operates under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, notified by the British government in 1875.Non-residents, particularly non-tribal people, are required to obtain an ILP to enter Mizoram.
