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GUWAHATI
The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, has approved a determination to marque the Inner-Line Permit (ILP) strategy much watertight.
The determination followed the enforcement of a 36-hour shutdown connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) greeting by the Scheduled Tribe Bachao Andolan Committee, a section organisation. The shutdown affected mean beingness successful respective parts of the State bordering Assam, specifically successful Itanagar and Naharlagun.
The ILP, issued nether the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of 1873, is simply a impermanent question papers that Indians who are not imperishable residents of Arunachal Pradesh indispensable person to participate the State. Community-based and pupil organisations person been pressuring the State authorities to marque the papers forgery-proof.
The State Cabinet reviewed the presumption of the ILP implementation and approved caller guidelines to modernise and fortify it. According to the revised system, the State volition present a afloat integer e-ILP level with QR codification verification astatine cheque gates to curb fake permits. Aadhaar-based authentication, mandatory constabulary verification, and sponsor accountability for enactment permits person besides been introduced to guarantee amended traceability.
The authorities besides announced stricter penalties for ILP violations, including provisions to barroom violators for up to 2 years. District task forces and constabulary officers would beryllium empowered to behaviour astonishment inspections astatine introduction gates, markets, and worksites to guarantee compliance.
Among the different decisions, the State Cabinet approved recruitment reforms and safeguards to marque recruitment exams leak-proof done the Arunachal Pradesh Public Examination (Measures for Prevention of Unfair Means successful Recruitment) Rules, 2026.
The Rules would supply mechanisms for monitoring, reporting, and probe of examination-related offences.
Additionally, the Cabinet approved the Arunachal Pradesh Tenancy Rules, 2026, to modulate rental lodging done rent authorities, rent courts, and rent tribunals.
