Protected Tribal Areas under ILP in India-The North-East

Hello! Everyone. This is Boopathy. ILP [ Inner Line Permit ] is a permit or obligatory document that Indian citizens from other states require to enter the North-Eastern states of India. It originated from Colonial Rule, 'Inner line' notified under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations,1873 by British in order to protect the commercial interest. After Independence, Government of India retained the ILP to safeguard the interest of Indigenous tribal communities of North-Eastern parts. Initially ILP was given only to the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram. From 01-01-2020 Manipur also got included in ILP regime.Meanwhile Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim also raised demand for...