The Arunachal Chief Minister – Pema Khandu on Thursday launched the online eILP Portal, a web-based application for hassle-free issuance of Inner Line Permit (e-ILP) to tourists.
The event was attended by the IT Minister – Wangki Lowang, Tourism Minister – Nakap Nalo and other senior state government officers at the Civil Secretariat in Itanagar.
Glad to have launched online eILP Portal (https://t.co/3Xz4xNXqU2), developed by Department of IT, @ArunachalTsm & @NICMeity, in presence of Hon IT Min Shri @wangki_lowang Ji & Hon Tourism Min Shri @nakapnaloffcial Ji. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/NQh8dYtFi3
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) November 17, 2022
Developed by the IT Department of Arunachal Pradesh, in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre (NIC), the Arunachal CM cited its launch as “a great step to serve exclusively the tourists and smoothen their entry in the state, thereby facilitating the process of obtaining Inner Line Permit (ILP).”
“The ID card-based registrations with mobile OTP-based self verification and QR Code-based digitally issued ILP, which can be verified by police personnel at check gates using specially designed mobile based application, will facilitate faster movement of tourists,” added the CM.
The ID card-based registrations with mobile OTP-based self verification and QR Code-based digitally issued ILP, which can be verified by police personnel at check gates using specially designed mobile based application, will facilitate faster movement of tourists. 3/3 pic.twitter.com/hb07IeK3Rv
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) November 17, 2022
The ILP entails permit to official travel documents issued by the Central government, in order to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected/restricted area for a limited period.
A British-era regulation designed to preserve ethnicity and culture of the northeastern tribals, ILP requires all Indian citizens to secure a special permit for entering the border states and regions of the North-East India.
The permit system is still in force in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
