Centre may Consider ILP in Assam

The long-pending demand for the introduction of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Assam may come true any time after February as the Centre is learnt to be considering the move as the preliminary report of a high-level committee on Assam Accord”s Clause 6 suggests its need. All visitors, including people from other states of the country, need permission to enter the ILP regime states. It also provides protection to the locals with regards to lands, jobs and other facilities.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

The main objective of the ILP system is to prevent settlement of other Indian nationals in the designated states in order to protect the indigenous population. Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese people.