Context:
State government of Nagaland has approved the implementation of ILP in Chumoukedima, Niuland, and Dimapur districts.
Inner Line Permit (ILP):
- An official travel document issued by the Government of India, required for Indian citizens residing outside certain protected states to enter them.
- Purpose –
- To regulate movement and control entry to areas near India’s international borders to protect indigenous cultures and prevent illegal immigration.
- To protect tribal cultures in north-eastern India.
- Origin – Dates back to Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations, 1873, restricting British subjects and Indians from entering protected areas involved in tea, oil, and elephant trade.
- Post-Independence, in 1950, “British subjects” was replaced with “Citizens of India.”
- It is issued by the concerned State Government and can be issued for travel purposes solely.
- Foreigners need a Protected Area Permit (PAP) to visit tourist places which are different from ILPs needed by domestic tourists.
- States under ILP – Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Manipur.
- Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Mizoram were exempted from the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 due to the ILP.
Source: Economic Times
Previous Year Question
With reference to India, consider the following statements:
1. There is only one citizenship and one domicile.
2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State.
3. A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2021 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
In India, both a citizen by birth as well as a naturalized citizen is eligible for the office of President while in the USA, only a citizen by birth and not a naturalized citizen is eligible for the office of President. Hence, Statement 2 is not correct.
The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship whether acquired under the Act or before it under the Constitution, viz, renunciation, termination, and deprivation. Hence, Statement 3 is not correct.
