- In the lines of NRC of Assam, the Nagaland government has decided to set up Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN).
- The RIIN will be a master list of all indigenous peoples. It aims to prevent the issuance of fake indigenous inhabitant certificates.
- The RIIN list will be based on an extensive survey. It will involve official records of indigenous residents from rural and (urban) wards. The list will be prepared under the supervision of each district administration.
- The exercise to prepare the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) will begin on July 10 and will be completed within 60 days.
- After a provisional list is prepared, claims and objection cases would be adjudicated by respective Deputy Commissioners.
- Based on the adjudication and verification, a list of indigenous inhabitants will be finalised. All indigenous inhabitants of the state would be issued a barcoded and numbered Indigenous Inhabitant Certificate and unique ID.
- The process will be conducted across Nagaland and will be done as part of the online system of Inner Line Permit (ILP), which is already in force in Nagaland.
- Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel document issued by the government of India. It is required by Indian citizens residing outside certain “protected” states while entering them.
- The aims of the ILP is to regulate movement to certain areas located near the international border of India.
- The origin of ILP dates back to the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations, 1873. The regulations prohibited “British subjects” or Indians from entering certain protection areas (such as areas with tea, oil and elephant trade). In 1950, the word “British subjects” was replaced by Citizens of India.
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