Dimapur, September 4 (MExN): The Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, has issued revised guidelines for the issuance and regulation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Dimapur district, covering Chümoukedima and Niuland. For the floating population, including shoppers, patients, and parents or relatives dropping students, no fee will be levied, and permits will be valid for 30 days at designated counters. Daily wage labourers and street vendors from adjoining towns and villages will be charged Rs 50 for a one-month permit or Rs 100 for six months short of a day.
Transporters such as drivers and handymen will pay an entry tax of Rs 50 for near destinations and Rs 100 for longer routes. Agriculture labourers, masons, artisans, plumbers, electricians, and construction workers will be issued ILPs valid for 165 days at Rs 300. Renewal will be subject to justification and verification, and employers acting as guarantors will be limited to sponsoring 100 labourers, with special reasons required for exceeding the limit.
Private sector employees in banks, LPG outlets, petroleum, industrial and manufacturing units will receive permits valid for one year at Rs 1000, with renewal at Rs 500. Teachers will be granted ILPs for three years at Rs 1500, renewable at Rs 1000, while priests and nuns will also receive three-year permits at Rs 1500 with renewals at Rs 500.
Students will be exempted from paying fees, with permits valid up to five years or until completion of their course. Non-teaching staff, domestic helpers, and drivers will require a guarantor from the employer, with fees set at Rs 1000 per year and renewals at Rs 500.
Traders will be issued ILPs for 90 days at Rs 300, renewable at Rs 150, or for one year at Rs 1000 with renewals at Rs 500, subject to a local guarantor. Business partners will be eligible for three-year ILPs at Rs 5000, renewable at Rs 3000. Dependents of ILP holders in private sectors, including spouses and children below 18 years, will be charged half the category rate, while school-going children will be exempted from fees. For tourists, domestic visitors will be granted ILPs for 30 days at Rs 200, while foreign tourists will be charged Rs 500 for 30 days, subject to valid Protected Area Permit (PAP) and visa requirements.
Checking of ILPs will be carried out only by authorised government agencies, and unauthorised fines or penalties imposed by civilian groups will be considered punishable.
