Manipur ILPS Draft Bill Response – JCILPS Demands & Actions

  GOVERNMENT OF MANIPUR
HOME DEPARTMENT: IMPHAL

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PRESS RELEASE

Imphal, 17th August, 2015

State government would like to give details of the status of the preparation and implementation of the ILPS or similar system in Manipur and response to the demands raised by the JCILPS to government to include in the new bill. The details are as follows:

Table: Demands and Government Actions

Sl. No	Demand of JCILPS	Action taken by the Government
1	A permit or pass for migrants as regards their purpose, whereabouts and validity etc., of their presence.	It is included in the proposed new draft bill to be introduced and its subsequent Rules.
2	A cut-off base year of 1951 to all people participating and creating demographic influx into the state.	It is proposed to include the cut-off year of 1951 in the new draft bill to define the people of Manipur whose names are in the National Register of Citizens, 1951.
3	No land ownership rights are to be given to all non-indigenous people and necessary procedures be included in the preparation of the bill.	The State government proposes to insert a provision in the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms Act 1960 by an amendment bill to regulate land ownership rights to the non-Manipur people as provided under Article 19 (5) of the Constitution of India.
4	A full-fledged labour department which has outreach in all the districts of Manipur be strengthened in operational matters for registration and regulation of inter-state migrant labourers, and its necessary rules be framed.	The demand to monitor and regulate the visitors and tenants has been taken care of by the new draft bill by establishing a separate Directorate of Registration of Visitors and Tenants. The existing labour dept will be strengthened for effective implementation of the existing Labour laws of Centre and State Government in regulating the inter-state migrant-labour.
5	Detection and deportation of illegal migrants or other non-indigenous peoples should be included in the proposed bill and necessary action thereof.	Detection and deportation of illegal immigrants falls under the Foreigners Act 1946 and necessary steps will be taken under the said law. Migrants in terms of Visitors and inter-state labourers will be regulated as per the new draft bill and its subsequent rules.

Closing Note:

Considering the developments, it is appealed to the JCILPS and people of Manipur to extend full cooperation to the government in passing the new Bill at the earliest.

(M. Yaiskul Meitei)
Special Secretary (Home)
Government of Manipur

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