Meghalaya Makes Registration Mandatory for Non-Resident Visitors
In a bid to protect the interest of tribal citizens, the Meghalaya Cabinet on 1st November, 2019 approved the amendment to an act that seeks mandatory registration of outsiders for entering the State.
The State cabinet approved the amended Meghalaya Residents, Safety and Security Act, 2016 (MRSSA). Any person who is not a resident of Meghalaya and intends to stay more than 24 hours in the State will have to furnish document to the government. Employees of the Centre, State and District Councils are exempted from the purview of the Act.
MRSSA was passed in 2016 as part of comprehensive mechanisms to check illegal immigration, in lieu of the Inner Line Permit (ILP). The focal point of the act was on the tenants. The instructions had been given to all landlords to make sure that papers were in place and they should inform the traditional community heads (Rangbah Shnongs, Dollois and Nokmas).
