Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched an Inner Line Permit (ILP) portal for Deputy Commissioners and Labour Commissioners at the Chief Minister's Secretariat on Friday.

Additional Director General of Police Ashutosh Kumar Sinha, Commissioner T. Ranjit, Deputy Inspector General of Police Ningshen Worngam, and Deputy Commissioners all attended the launching event. Police chiefs and various government representatives, among others.

Speaking at the event, N. Biren said that the portal includes certain significant enhancements to the prior ILP system that were introduced after collaboration with the Department of Information Technology, ILP Cell, and Home Department.

According to Biren, the portal has been improved in light of the significance of protecting the State's indigenous people as well as to make it easier for tourists from outside the State to apply for ILP. The Chief Minister stated that while ILPs were initially granted physically at Jiribam, the airport, and Mao Gate, permits are now given via an internet site.

Since the establishment of the makeshift site, ILPs may now be issued online by both Labour Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners, he continued,  ILP applications may be submitted online at www.manipurilponline.mn.gov.in by people of other states.

Biren informed that the duration of Temporary Permits, Regular Permits, and Labor Permits are respectively 30 days, 3 months, and 1 year. The permission may be downloaded from the portal, he said . However, most people who come from outside the State are labourers,  the deputy commissioner had the power to grant labour permits.

He also mentioned that ILP application could also be downloaded via the Google Play Store. The Chief Minister further said that the permit now contains a bar code that can be scanned to reveal the owner's identification. He noted that this approach allows for the monitoring of ILP fraud and dishonesty. He proceeded by saying that a facial identification system will also be put into place shortly.

He emphasised the necessity to understand the purpose of those people's stay in the State with phoney IDs when he mentioned the arrest of individuals using them while residing in the State. He spoke on the importance of tackling the problem together after expressing alarm about its magnitude.

Biren appealed for assistance from the state's residents, saying that the State Government has been doing all possible to stop individuals who were living in Manipur unlawfully.

He urged the people to alert the appropriate authorities if they notice any strange foreigners in their neighbourhoods.

He advised homeowners who rent out their space to notify the appropriate authorities if such people are residing at their homes. He warned that the State Police will begin house to house screening of renters who have been staying in the State with false documents.

In his last remarks, he urged those from outside the State who wished to visit to use the portal to apply for ILP.

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