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Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN)

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The Nagaland government has reportedly been trying to revive the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN)  exercise.

  • Nagaland government has earlier set a Committee on Inner Line Permit (ILP) which has recommended coming up with a master list which will be known as RIIN.

Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN)

  • It was launched in July 2019.
  • Objectives:To prevent outsiders from obtaining fake indigenous certificates for seeking jobs and benefits of government schemes.
    • The RIIN will be the master list of all indigenous inhabitants of the state.
    • The RIIN list will be based on “an extensive survey”.
    • It will involve official records of indigenous residents from rural and (urban) wards and would be prepared under the supervision of the district administration.
    • Once the process is completed persons whose names are included in the RIIN will be issued indigenous inhabitant certificates.

Concerns

  • Locals are apprehensive of “dreadful consequences” if the “advocates of RIIN” implement the identification process with December 1, 1963 – the day Nagaland attained statehood – as the cut-off date for determining the “permanent residents” of the State. This date is likely to exclude Nagas who have come from beyond the boundaries of Nagaland.
  • They also fear that the non-indigenous Nagas could be treated as “illegal immigrants” and their lands and property confiscated.

Inner Line Permit (ILP)

  • An Inner Line Permit is a travel document that is required by non-natives to visit four Northeastern states, namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland.
  • Both the duration of stay and the areas allowed to be accessed for any non-native are determined by the ILP.
  • The ILP is issued by the concerned state government and can be availed both by applying online or in person.

History

  • The Inner Line Permit is an extension of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act 1873.
  • The Britishers framed regulations restricting entry in certain designated areas.
  • This was done to protect the Crown’s interest in certain states by preventing “British subjects” (Indians) from trading within these regions. In 1950, the term ‘British subjects’ was replaced with ‘Citizens of India’.
  • Today, all non-natives require the permit. This was done to protect the indigenous tribal communities of these states from exploitation.

Source: TH


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