The Union Cabinet on December 24, 2019 gave its ex-post facto approval to the Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Order, 2019 issued by the President of India under clause (2) of article 372 of the Constitution to amend the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations (BEFR), 1873.
The notification related to Inner Line Permit, will extend BEFR to the State of Manipur to give its indigenous people protection from the provisions of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and make necessary changes in the said Regulation.
About Inner Line Permit
- The inner line permit (ILP) regime was extended to Manipur on December 11, 2019 with President Ram Nath Kovind signing the order in this effect.
- Manipur is the fourth State after Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram where the ILP regime is applicable.
- No Indian citizen can visit any of these states unless he or she belongs to that state, nor can he or she overstay beyond the period specified in the ILP . It is issued by the state government concerned. ILP states the dates of travel and also specifies the particular areas in the state which the ILP holder can travel to.
- The Inner line permit concept comes from the British colonial area. Under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873, the colonial government framed regulations restricting the entry and regulating the stay of outsiders in designated areas. In 1950, the Indian government replaced “British subjects” with “Citizen of India”.
