Government finally reveals status of new ILPS Draft Bill
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, August 17 2015: State Government has finally disclosed the details of the action taken by it with regard to the key five points recommended by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) .

An official statement released by Special Secretary (Home) M Yaiskul Meetei on Monday detailed the status of the preparation for the implementation of the Inner Line Permit System or similar system in Manipur.

In response to the demands raised by JCILPS, the Government revealed that a permit or pass for migrants with regard to their purpose, whereabouts and validity, etc, of their presence is included in the proposed new draft bill to be introduced and its subsequent rules.

Regarding a cut-off base year of 1951 to all people creating demographic influx into the State, it is proposed to include the cut-base year of 1951 in the new draft bill to define the people of Manipur whose names are in the National Register of Citizens, 1951 .

With regard to no land ownership rights to all non-indigenous people and necessary procedures to be included in the preparation of the proposed Bill, the State Government proposes to insert a provision in the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act 1960 by an amendment Bill to regulate the land ownership rights to the non-Manipuris as provided under Article 19 (5) of the Constitution of India.

As to a full-fledged labour department to be strengthened in operational matter for registration and regulation of inter-State migrant labourers and framing of necessary rules, the demand to monitor and regulate the visitors and tenants has been take care of by the new draft Bill by establishing a separate Directorate of Registration of Visitors and Tenants.

The existing Labour Laws of the Centre and State Government in regulating the inter-State migrant labourers.

On the detection and deportation of illegal migrants or other non-indigenous people, the Government said it should be included in the proposed Bill and necessary action taken thereof as detection and deportation of illegal immigrants falls under the Foreigners Act 1946 and necessary steps will be taken under the same law.

Migrant's in-terms of visitors and inter-State labourers will be regulated as per the new draft Bill and its subsequent rules.

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