Overview

• Home Minister K Sapdanga told the Assembly the tally is as of August 11 and that every district has started enrolling displaced people.
• Refugees are spread across all 11 districts, with border district Champhai hosting more than 13,500.
• Most of those sheltering are from Myanmar’s Chin community that fled after the February 2021 military takeover.
• The Centre’s border fencing proposal involves coordination with the state government, the Border Roads Organisation and Assam Rifles.
• Police data reported this week show 460 foreign nationals were arrested in five years to May 2025, including 439 from Myanmar for offences ranging from drug smuggling to arms cases.