Overview
- The state Cabinet, which met Thursday, cleared new rules to police recruitment exams under the 2024 law, adding tighter monitoring, reporting of offences and formal probes to curb paper leaks.
- Inner Line Permits will shift to a fully digital e-ILP with QR-code scans at check gates, Aadhaar verification, mandatory police checks for work permits, sponsor liability, and bans of up to two years for violators.
- Enforcement will expand through district task forces and surprise inspections at entry points, markets and worksites, which means more on-the-spot checks for travelers and employers.
- The government adopted cost-cutting steps that include a one-year halt on foreign travel by ministers and officials, a 50% cut to VIP convoys, a virtual-first meetings policy, limits on new vehicle purchases and full e-office use by March 2027 with ACs set to 24°C or higher.
- The ILP overhaul follows a 36-hour shutdown by a tribal group that disrupted life in Itanagar and Naharlagun, and it updates a permit system created under an 1873 regulation that controls entry for non-residents.