Tourism and Higher Education minister Temjen Imna Along, who is also the spokesperson for the state government, has announced that Inner Line Permit (ILP) would be implemented in Chümoukedima, Niuland, and Dimapur districts.
Addressing a press conference at the secretariat here on Wednesday following a cabinet meeting where several important decisions were taken, Along disclosed that the residents in Dimapur would be clubbed under three categories, wherein no Inner Line Permit would be required for the first two categories.
He said Category I would comprise of individuals who had settled in Dimapur prior to December 1, 1963, while Category II would include individuals who settled in Dimapur between December 1, 1963 and November 21, 1979.
He mentioned that the state government would work towards providing individuals under Category I with smart card facility with the option to avail Permanent Residence Certificate and Domicile Certificate. Similarly, residents under Category II would be provided Permanent Residence Certificate with the option to avail Domicile Certificate.
The minister stated that individuals who settled in Dimapur on and after November 22, 1979 would be grouped under Category III. Imna Along reiterated the state government’s commitment to strengthen the digital system for issuance of Inner Line Permit, assuring that certain categories of people such as students, teachers, technical personnel, business partners investing in the state, etc, would be provided ILP for a longer duration —up to two to five years at a time.
State govt denies permission to hold ‘Gau Dhwaj Yatra’
State government has decided not to grant permission to to hold ‘Gau Dhwaj Yatra’ scheduled to be held in Kohima on September 28. The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Neiphiu Rio, minister C L John told reporters.
The Cabinet highlighted the protection given under Article 371A of the Constitution on the religious and social practices of the Nagas as well as the Naga customary law and procedure, John said. The cabinet was apprised of the opposition voiced by various organisations and political parties in the state.
“The Cabinet did not grant permission to hold the programme in the interest of maintenance of public order,” John said. The government is also of the view that it will be better for the organisers not to come to Nagaland to hold that programme, he said.