POL/EILP-01/2025-26

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The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 89, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Chaitra 10, 1948 (Saka)

GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

POLITICAL DEPARTMENT

ARUNACHAL PRADESH CIVIL SECRETARIAT

ITANAGAR

__________

NOTIFICATION

The 26th March, 2026

GUIDELINES FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE INNER LINE REGULATION

IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH, 2026

No.POL/eILP-01/2025-26.—The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, in exercise of the power conferred under Section 2 and Section 4 of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation 1873 (5 of 1873) (herein-after called as "the Regulations"), is pleased to make the following guidelines for regulating the entry and stay of the citizen of India who are not the Natives of Arunachal Pradesh, within the Inner Line of Arunachal Pradesh.

1. Title:

1.1. These guidelines shall be called "Arunachal Pradesh Inner Line Permit Guidelines, 2026".

1.2. These Guidelines shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions

2.1. "Natives of Arunachal Pradesh" means Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes as defined in Article 366(25) of the Constitution of India in terms of Article 342 of the Constitution of India.

2.2. "Inner Line Permit or ILP" means the pass specified in Section 2 of the Regulations, and shall include pass issued in electronic manner (hereinafter referred to as eILP)

2.3. "Family" shall have the same meaning as defined under the FR & SR or the CCS Pension Rules.

2.4. "Professionals" means such workers / employees who hold a graduation degree and the nature of work they are engaged is requires at least graduate as qualifications.

3. Application of the Chin Hills Regulations 1896.

The provisions of the clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of the Chin Hills Regulation, 1896 may be applied to any person who is not a native of Arunachal Pradesh.

4. Categories of Inner Line Permit

For the proper and meaningful implementation of the Regulations, the following categories of ILP or eILP shall be enforced, namely-

4.1. Temporary ILP:

(a) Temporary ILP shall be issued for temporary visitors to Arunachal Pradesh, such as for business negotiations, social visits, tourism and such other categories of visits as may be authorised by the government by order.

(b) Normally, such an ILP shall be issued in electronic form; however, for special circumstances where an electronic ILP is not feasible, the Deputy Commissioner or the Officer Authorised may issue a physical ILP for such visitors.

(c) The Deputy Commissioners of districts or any other subordinate officers concerned authorized by them on their behalf but not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner, are authorized to approve the issuance of a temporary ILP, valid for fifteen days from the proposed date of entry of the person, which may be extendable by another 15 days in case of need.

(d) The Deputy Commissioner may, on a request from local sponsor, may issue or extend the validity of the temporary ILP upto a period of 180 days from the proposed date of entry of the person, provided that such extended validity is sponsored by a Local guardian / sponsor in Arunachal Pradesh.

Explanation – Any person who is a legal resident in Arunachal Pradesh may sponsor temporary ILP with extended validity.

(e) Secretary (Political) Government of Arunachal Pradesh shall have the authority to issue temporary ILP to any person, valid for any period.

(f) Only one Temporary ILP shall be approved to a person at a time. The person holding temporary ILP shall not work or make earning through any means in Arunachal Pradesh.

(g) The applicant shall need to furnish their Aadhar details, proposed itinerary, likely places of visit, and places of stay (if available), local contact details and emergency contact details for applying for temporary ILP. The Temporary ILP shall be valid for all of Arunachal Pradesh.

(h) In case of a change of plans/tour, the visitor/applicant shall inform the authorities through the portal.

(i) Any Tour Operator or Sports meet or cultural event organizer who wishes to facilitate entry of tourists or sports-persons or artists in group shall be required to be registered in the portal of the Government by furnishing such information in such form as is specified in FORM -A and furnishing such Security in such manner as may be specified in Schedule - I of these guidelines.

Explanation – Expeditions such as mountaineering, river-rafting, etc., shall be covered within the definition of sports events.

(j) A Registered Tour Operator (or Sports / Cultural event organizer) may apply for temporary ILP for its clients in groups not exceeding 50 persons at a time. However, the information in respect of each of the visitor as per clause (g) would be required to be furnished by the tour operator or organizer as the case may be.

4.2. Work ILP:

(a) Work ILP shall be issued for temporary visitors to Arunachal Pradesh, who wish to temporarily work or provide services in Arunachal Pradesh. These shall include working professionals, labourers, employees of organisations and such other categories of visits as may be authorized by the government by order.

(b) Every Employer who wishes to engage workers or professionals (skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled work force) for a temporary period in Arunachal Pradesh shall be required to be registered in the portal by furnishing such information in such form as is specified in FORM-C and furnishing such Security in such manner as may be specified in Schedule - I of these guidelines.

(c) A registered employer may apply for Work ILP in respect of the workforce engaged by him for such period as may be required by him for carrying out the works being executed or providing services in Arunachal Pradesh.

(d) All types of Work ILPs shall be approved on the basis of sponsorship from registered employers only.The following are the conditions for sponsoring the entry of the labour force in Arunachal Pradesh.

(i) Any APST person engaged in the business of carrying out works or providing services, or a Registered Labour Contractor, may sponsor not more than 50 labourers at a time.

(ii) Heads of Public Sector Undertakings, Chief Engineers/Project Engineers of Roadways, Railways, bridge constructions, Infrastructure, Highways, Chief Engineer of BRO/NHIDCL/NEEPCO/NHPC and other mega projects, may sponsor not more than 200 labourers at a time.

(iii) Heads of or Representatives of Private Sector Undertakings, Institutions, NGOs, Voluntary organisations, Companies, other officials, etc, stationed in Arunachal Pradesh shall sponsor not more than 20 labourers at a time.

Explanation – Mega project means any project with a project cost exceeding ` 500 Crores.

(e) The Deputy Commissioners or any other subordinate officers authorized by them on their behalf but not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner, are authorized to approve Work ILP having validity upto 180 days, effective from the proposed date of entry, valid for the district of issuance.

(f) The Deputy Commissioner may, on a request from the Local Head of a Public Sector Undertaking, may issue or extend the validity of the work ILP for a period upto 2 (Two) years from the proposed date of entry of the person, provided that such extended validity is sponsored by a Local Head of the Public Sector Unit for execution of a mega project.

Explanation – Mega project means any project of a project cost exceeding ` 500 Crores3 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, March 31, 2026 (g) Secretary (Political) Government of Arunachal Pradesh shall have the authority to issue work ILP to any person, valid for any period, and/or for the entire Arunachal Pradesh.

(h) The Work-ILP shall be valid for only such jurisdiction/ District as may be issued. In case the employer wishes to deploy the worker to some other site, a fresh work-ILP would be required to be applied for.

(i) A Work ILP holder who wishes to continue staying beyond its validity period shall be required to apply for a fresh Work ILP not earlier than 30 days before the expiry date of the existing Work ILP through the existing / new employer.

Provided that the individual is staying within the jurisdiction of the district and subject to good conduct of the ILP/eILP holder; with the condition that he/she is not involved in any criminal activity in any part of the state of Arunachal Pradesh for which a Police Verification Report from the District where he/she is residing in Arunachal Pradesh must be produced by the applicant. The applicant must also provide a valid reason justifying his/her purpose for continuing his/her stay in the district.

4.3. Regular ILP:

(a) Person(s) entering / residing temporarily in Arunachal Pradesh as employees of the Public Sector Undertakings / Autonomous bodies of government may be granted Regular ILP, which shall be valid for a period equal to the validity of the ID Card issued by the entity.

Explanation – Contingency / Casual / Contractual / muster-roll workers shall not be eligible for Regular ILP. Such persons need to obtain Work-ILP.

(b) Immediate Family members of Government Employees, viz. spouse, parents and minor children, shall also be eligible for regular ILP.

(c) Students enrolled in educational institutions situated in Arunachal Pradesh and recognized by the Education Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, shall be eligible for issuance of a Regular Inner Line Permit (ILP) free of cost, on the strength of a valid Student Identity Card, with validity co-terminus with the validity of such Student Identity Card.

(d) In respect of a regular employee of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh or the Government of India who is transferred and posted to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, or in the case of the Defence personnel, the Government identity card issued by the General Administration Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, or by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, or the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, as applicable, shall be deemed to constitute a Regular Inner Line Permit (ILP).

(e) Authority to approve Regular ILP/eILP:

(i) The Deputy Commissioners of all the districts of the State of Arunachal Pradesh or any other concerned subordinate officers not below the rank of Assistant Commissioner authorized by DCs on their behalf shall be competent to approve for a regular ILP against their districts.

(ii) Regular ILP for all Arunachal shall be approved by the Divisional Commissioner or Principal Secretary / Commissioner/ Secretary of the Political Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh.

Provided that the Divisional Commissioner may, by order, delegate his powers to the concerned Deputy Commissioner and the Principal Secretary/ Commissioner/ Secretary of the Political Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, may delegate his powers to a Director-level officer in the Political Department.

(f) Renewal of Regular ILP/eILP:

(i) The officer(s) authorized to approve Regular ILP may, on receipt of an application, renew the validity of the regular ILP.

(ii) Renewal applications should normally be submitted a minimum of five working days before the expiry of the ILP.

(iii) The eILP system shall generate automated SMS and email alerts to the registered mobile number and email address of the ILP holder five (5) days prior to expiry, including a countdown reminder up to the last valid day, to facilitate the timely initiation of the renewal process.

The validity of Regular ILP be extended for a period for which the Government ID Card of the employee is extended (including that of his / her family members)4 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, March 31, 2026

5. Format and Numbering System of Inner Line Permit

1. Inner line Permit issued by the appropriate authority shall be in Form L.

2. The Inner line Permit number shall be a 12 digit numeric.

3. The first two digits (XX) of the ILP number shall be the District Code as per Schedule IV

4. The third Digit (X) of the numeric part of the ILP Number shall denote ILP Type and duration as per Schedule V

5. The next two digits (XX) of the ILP number shall be the ILP Type Code specified in clause 14.

6. The next six digits (XXXXXX) of the ILP number shall be the serial number of the ILP generated district-wise.

7. The Last two digit of the numeric part of the ILP shall be check digits calculated as per Algorithm defined in Schedule VI.

8. To prevent fraud / fake ILP, Schedule VI shall not be gazette or provided in the public domain;

nor shall it be disclosed through the right to information.

Explanation – The Digits if ILP number shall be as follows-

6. ILP Application procedure:

6.1. Individual Applications

1. Individual Application for temporary Inner Line Permit shall be submitted through the online system in Form B.

2. It would be mandatory to provide an AADHAR number and upload one Photo ID card (from amongst the list provided in Schedule II) and a recent passport photograph as supporting documents.

3. The portal would seek Aadhar-based PIN authentication of the application and on PIN verification (subject to completeness of application), a temporary e-ILP valid for 15 days would automatically be generated by the computer system.

4. In case the applicant seeks temporary ILP for a longer validity, the same would be processed in the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), who shall decide the application within seven days of the submission of application, failing which, a e-ILP valid for 30 days would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of application).

5. If an applicant seeks an extension of the validity of the Temporary ILP granted to him, he may, at least seven days before the expiry of his ILP, apply online for extension in Form D.

6. On receipt of an application for extension, the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), shall decide the application for extension within seven days of the submission of the application, failing which, a thirty-day extension of e-ILP would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of the application).

Provided that no extension shall be granted by the Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), or automatically, beyond the overall limit of 180 days from the date of validity of the ILP.

6.2. Group Applications for Temporary ILP

(a) Group Application for temporary ILP shall be submitted by the Registered Tour Operators/ Event Organisers / Sports meet organizers (who shall act as sponsor for such applications) through the online system in Form A. It shall be the responsibility of the Sponsor to ensure the correctness and completeness of all the data submitted on the portal.

(b) It would be mandatory to provide AADHAR number and upload one Photo ID card (from amongst the list provided in Schedule II) and a recent passport photograph as supporting documents in respect of all the members of the group.

(c) The portal would seek Aadhar-based PIN authentication of the Sponsor, and on PIN verification (subject to completeness of application), a temporary e-ILP valid for 15 days would automatically be generated by the computer system.

(d) In case the sponsor seeks temporary ILP for a longer validity, the same would be processed in the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), who shall decide the application within seven days of the submission of application, failing which, an e-ILP valid for 30 days would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of application).

(e) If a sponsor seeks an extension of the validity of the Temporary ILP granted to the members of the group, he may, at least seven days before the expiry of the said ILPs, apply online for extension in Form E.

Provided that individual applicants who were issued a temporary ILP through the group process may also apply for an extension of ILP validity individually, in Form D.

(f) On receipt of an application for extension, the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), shall decide the application for extension within seven days of the submission of the application, failing which, a thirty-day extension of e-ILP would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of the application).

Provided that no extension shall be granted by the Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), or automatically beyond the overall limit of 180 days from the date of validity of the ILP.

6.3. Group Applications for Work ILP

(a) Group Application for work ILP shall be submitted by the Registered Employers (who shall act as sponsor for such applications) through the online system in Form A. It shall be the responsibility of the Sponsor to ensure the correctness and completeness of all the data submitted on the portal.

(b) It would be mandatory to provide an AADHAR number and upload one Photo ID card (from amongst the list provided in Schedule II) and a recent passport photograph as supporting documents in respect of all the workers or labourers.

(c) The portal would seek Aadhar based PIN authentication of the Sponsor, and on PIN verification, the same would be processed in the office of concerned the Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), who shall decide the application within fifteen days of the submission, failing which, an e-ILP valid for 30 days would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of application).

(d) If a sponsor seeks an extension of the validity of Work ILP granted to the members of the group, he may, at least seven days before the expiry of the said ILPs, apply online for extension in Form E. For the renewal of a work-ILP, submission of a Police Verification Report is mandatory. Additionally, the sponsor must ensure that a self-declaration, duly filled by the individual(s) for whom the eILP is sought, is obtained by him and kept on record by him(in a register) in the prescribed format provided in Form G.

(e) On receipt of an application for extension, the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), shall decide the application for extension within fifteen days of the submission of the application, failing which, a thirty-day extension of ILP would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of the application).

Provided that no extension shall be granted by the Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), or automatically beyond the overall limit of two years from the date of validity of the ILP.

(f) Whenever a worker or labourer, who has been granted a work-ILP, leaves the employment of the sponsor, the sponsor shall, within fifteen days of the termination of the employment, report to the Deputy Commissioner of such an event through the online portal in Form H.

(g) In case of all Commercial transport carriers, a work Inner Line Permit (ILP) shall be

issued, valid for a period of up to 180 days, subject to such terms and conditions as

may be prescribed by the competent authority.

6.4. Individual Applications for Regular ILP

(a) Individual Application for Regular Inner Line Permit shall be submitted through the online system in Form B.

(b) It would be mandatory to provide an AADHAR number and upload one Photo ID card issued by the sponsoring entity and a recent passport photograph as supporting documents.

(c) The portal would seek Aadhar-based PIN authentication of the application, and on PIN verification (subject to completeness of application), a provisional e-ILP valid for 15 days would automatically be generated by the computer system.

(d) Further, the application would be processed in the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), who shall decide the application within 15 days of the submission of the application, failing which, a regular e-ILP valid for 60 days would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of application).

(e) If an applicant seeks an extension of the validity of the Regular ILP granted to him, he may, at least seven days before the expiry of his ILP, apply online for extension in Form D.

(f) On receipt of an application for extension, the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), shall decide the application for extension within seven days of the submission of the application, failing which, a sixty-day extension of e-ILP would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of the application).

Provided that no extension shall be granted by the Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), or automatically, beyond the validity of the ID card issued by the sponsoring entity.

6.5. Group Applications for Regular ILP

(a) Group Application for regular ILP shall be submitted by the sponsoring entity (who shall act as sponsor for such applications) through the online system in Form A. It shall be the responsibility of the Sponsor to ensure the correctness and completeness of all the data submitted on the portal.

(b) It would be mandatory to provide an AADHAR number and upload one Photo ID card (from amongst the list provided in Schedule II) and a recent passport photograph as supporting documents in respect of all the members of the group.

(c) The portal would seek Aadhar-based PIN authentication of the Sponsor and on PIN verification (subject to completeness of application), a temporary e-ILP valid for 15 days would automatically be generated by the computer system.

(d) Further, the application would be processed in the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), who shall decide the application within seven days of the submission of the application, failing which, a Regular e-ILP valid for 60 days would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of the application).

(e) If a sponsor seeks an extension of the validity of Regular ILP granted to the members of the group, he may, at least seven days before the expiry of the said ILPs, apply online for extension in Form E.

Provided that individual applicants who were issued a temporary ILP through the group process may also apply for an extension of ILP validity individually, in Form D.

(f) On receipt of an application for extension, the office of the concerned Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), shall decide the application for extension within seven days of the submission of the application, failing which, a sixty-day extension of e-ILP would automatically be generated by the computer system (subject to completeness of the application).

Provided that no extension shall be granted by the Deputy Commissioner (or his subordinate), or automatically beyond the overall limit of 180 days from the date of validity of the ILP.

(h) Whenever an employee or a student, who has been granted a regular-ILP, leaves the employment of the sponsor (or drops from the educational institute), the sponsor shall, within fifteen days of the termination of the employment, report to the Deputy Commissioner of such an event through on-line portal in Form H.

6.6. Character and antecedent of the applicant.

(a) The Applicant for an ILP should be an Indian citizen, of good character and antecedents.

(b) The Authority granting the ILP may anytime, at his sole discretion, withhold the issuance of ILP for 15 days, for character verification.

(c) Normally, verification of character and antecedents shall be undertaken at the time of renewal of work ILPs. For this purpose, the applicant / sponsor would be required to apply to the concerned Station House Officer of the nearest police station in Form J 30 days before the expiry of ILP.

(d) The Station House Officer shall, within 15 days of the application for police verification give his report of character and antecedent of the applicant in Form K preferably through the on-line portal (and a copy to the applicant).

6.7. Medical Examination:

(a) If the District Medical Officer of a District feels that incidents of communicable disease are on the increase and that medical check-up of all the labourers is necessary, the District Authority may arrange for such medical check-up.

(b) The sponsor / employer shall provide all possible help / assistance / support to the district administration for operationalizing such medical camp.

(c) If the Deputy Commissioner so orders, such medical camps or check-ups may be required be done prior to the entry of the workers who have been granted the ILP.

7. Sponsors:

7.1. Registration of the Sponsors/Employers:

Whenever a tour operator or Sponsor or Employer or Event Organiser or Education Institute wishes to sponsor applicants for facilitating entry of tourists/labourers/workers/ employees / students, he shall be required to be registered on the portal by submitting an application in Form C. His application for Registration would be accompanied by the following documents:

(a) Proof of Permanent Address of the Sponsor/Employer.

(b) Copy of the Memorandum of Incorporation of the entity

(c) Registration proof (Company Registration / Society Registration / Partnership registration, etc)

(d) Factory License or Trade License or Education Department license (as applicable)

(e) EPF and ESIC Registration (if applicable)

(f) GST Registration (if Applicable)

(g) PAN Copy (if applicable)

(h) Proof of work order (in case he wishes to sponsor any worker / labourer for any particular work / project)

(i) Letter of authorization by the organization in the official letterhead authorizing the applicant to submit the application for registration.

Provided that in case a native of Arunachal Pradesh, or a person holding a regular ILP, who wishes to sponsor any friend(s) or relative(s) for a temporary ILP for social visit, no such registration would be required.

Provided further that in case any native of Arunachal Pradesh wishes to sponsor any person for carrying out trade or business in his property through a power of attorney and a trade license, such native would need to register.

7.2. Responsibilities of the Sponsor

(a) It shall be the responsibility of the sponsor that the persons sponsored by him for the ILP maintain good conduct while in the state. The sponsor, before sponsoring a person for an ILP, should satisfy himself about the character and antecedents of the person sponsored.

(b) The Sponsor shall meet all the statutory requirements expected of him in respect of the safety, security and well-being of the persons sponsored by him.

(c) The Sponsor shall comply with all the labour laws and social security obligations with respect of workers engaged by him.

(d) The Sponsor shall ensure adherence of environmental regulations by him as well as the persons sponsored by him.

(e) The Sponsor should ensure maintenance of proper health, hygiene and sanitation at the accommodation camps of workers and labourers;

(f) The person sponsored should not litter in public places, dispose waste in designated places only and the sponsor shall take such measures as may be necessary for facilitating them to do so.

(g) The Sponsor shall provide a list of Do's and Don'ts to the person sponsored and immediately after the entry of the persons, provide a briefing to them on the conduct expected of them.

(h) For any criminal or anti-social activity committed by the labourers, the sponsor(s) shall assist the administration for early apprehension of such labourers and shall furnish all relevant information to the Police on requisition by the Police or district Administration.

(i) It shall be the responsibility of the sponsor to ensure that labourers brought into the State do not remain beyond the validity of their Inner Line Permit. Upon completion of the assigned work or expiry of the ILP, the sponsor must ensure that such individual(s) are promptly returned beyond the Inner Line. Under no circumstances should any labourer be allowed to overstay without a valid ILP.

7.3. Information to be supplied by the sponsor after obtaining the work-ILP

(a) Once the labourers are recruited from outside the Inner Line Area, it shall be the responsibility of the concerned recruiting agency/department or contractors to inform the Deputy Commissioner of the district in writing about the arrival of labourers in Form F.

(b) The Sponsor shall report to the Deputy Commissioner concerned, in case any of the persons sponsored by him violates any provisions or conditions of the ILP that have come to his notice, as early as may be practicable, in Form I.

(c) The Sponsors who no longer require the services of the ILP holders shall be required to surrender the ILP(s) and submit the (un-expired) ILP(s) to the concerned Deputy Commissioner(s) within 7 (seven) days from the date of termination of employment/ students. The sponsor shall report termination of employment / student as per clause (g) of para 6.5 in Form H.

7.4. Failure to meet the obligations of the Sponsor

(a) In case any sponsor fails to meet the obligations, the Deputy Commissioner may, after providing the sponsor an opportunity of being heard, impose a penalty by order not exceeding the amount of the security deposit or ₹ 5,000 (Rupees five thousand), whichever is higher, and/or debar the sponsor from sponsoring any person for issuance of ILP for a period up to one year, as may be specified in the order.

(b) The penalty levied, if not paid by the sponsor within one month from the date of the order imposing such penalty. In the event of failure to pay the penalty within the prescribed period, the registration of the sponsor shall remain suspended until the penalty amount is duly paid and cleared.

(c) The sponsor who fails to surrender or renew the eILP within the stipulated time may be imposed a fine of ₹ 1000 (Rupees one thousand) for each such person; and may be barred by the Deputy Commissioner from sponsoring applicants for the next one year:

Provided that the Deputy Commissioner, before imposing any such penalty or debarment, shall provide the sponsor an opportunity of being heard.

8. Categories of persons to be exempted:

8.1. The following categories of people shall be exempted from ILP:

(a) Members of the Indian Armed Forces, Central Paramilitary Forces, Central Police Force, SDRF, NDRF, while they are serving in Arunachal Pradesh, in terms of clause (d) of para 4.3.

(b) Family members of exempt persons shall be exempt from carrying ILP when travelling with the exempt persons.

(c) To avoid any risk of being refused entry due to ignorance of his or her identity when using a public conveyance or private vehicle, the concerned exempted Personnel shall be to carry their Identity Cards.

(d) In case of family members of such exempted personnel, they shall be required to carry their Aadhar Card or any other photo ID proof of the relation with the exempted personnel.

(e) To avoid any risk of being refused entry due to ignorance of his or her identity when using a public conveyance or private vehicle, the concerned family members of exempted Personnel are advised to obtain and carry a regular ILP.

8.2. Government of Arunachal Pradesh may, by order issued by the Principal Secretary / Commissioner / Secretary, Political Department, exempt any person from the requirement of ILP to enter or stay in Arunachal Pradesh, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the order.

9. Special Measures:

9.1. In terms of Section 2 of the BEFR, 1873, the State Government may, by notification, issue a special executive order to regulate the Inner Line Permit system for security purposes during law and order problems and epidemic/pandemic crisis in the State or in any other nature of emergencies:

Provided that no such order shall have a validity in excess of six months at a time.

9.2. Candidates appearing in any Government recruitment examination shall be exempted from obtaining an Inner Line Permit for the purpose of appearing in such examination, subject to the production of a valid Admit Card.

9.3. Once the online ILP mechanism is enforced in the state, the existing users will continue to use their already issued valid ILP.

9.4. Secretary political, in case of exigency, can, for a limited time period, authorise submission and receipt of ILP in physical form. Such an application will be received through the office of the Deputy Commissioner, RC or may be authorised in such order.

10. Daily wage, Contingency, Casual, Contractual and Muster Roll Employees in the Government:

(a) Subject to provisions of para 8, all Contingency, Casual, Contractual and Muster Roll employees engaged under various Departments, Public sector undertakings, and agencies of the State Government or Central Government, shall be required to obtain Work Inner Line Permits (ILP).

(b) The ILP shall be renewable for the exact duration of their employment or engagement. The concerned employee shall apply for the eILP through the online system with the sponsorship of his/her controlling officer.

(c) The family members and dependents of work-ILP holders shall be required to obtain valid Inner Line Permits for their movement and stay within the State of Arunachal Pradesh. Normally, such family members shall be granted a temporary ILP.

11. Non-APST businessmen/Traders holding Trade License/Power of Attorney holder, Non-APST

employees of the Private Firms and Public Sector Companies and Corporations:

11.1. Traders and businesses –

(a) Non-APST persons who are running shops/businesses by virtue of Trade Licenses/Power of Attorney may be issued a work-Inner Line Permit, provided that the owner of the property/land (APST person) in which the non-APST person(s) would carry out/run his businesses sponsors that non-APST person(s) with relevant documents.

(b) Such Work-ILP shall be issued for a period of one year at a time and the renewal, if any, shall also be for one year at a time.

11.2. Employees of private businesses –

(a) Non-APST person(s) working in well-established Private Firms such as banks, insurance companies, recognised factories, tea gardens, educational institutions and hospitals in various capacities shall be issued ILP provided the application for such an ILP with relevant documents is sponsored by the Firm concerned.

(b) Such an ILP shall be valid for one year at a time and for a specific work and another ILP shall be required for other/different work/different project(s).

11.3. Labour Force (Skilled / Unskilled)

(a) Manual workforce (skilled) employed in the Public Sector Undertaking and Corporations shall be issued a work-ILP valid for 180 days, which would be renewable.

(b) Manual workforce (semi-skilled / unskilled) employed in the Public Sector Undertaking and Corporations through contractors shall be issued an ILP valid for 180 days at a time and can be renewed upto one year (two years in case of mega projects).

(c) After expiry of an ILP, a fresh Work ILP may be applied for after the expiry of the earlier ILP.

(d) In cases where the nature of work spreads across multiple districts, the sponsor must obtain work-ILP from each of the districts and inform the respective Deputy Commissioners about the movement of the labour force across the districts. Movement of the workforce must be coordinated and monitored accordingly.

12. No person to engage workers without proper ILP:

It shall be the responsibility of all businesses, Head of department / Agency / Companies/ Corporations/ Contractors/ Entities to ensure that all labourers or workers hold a proper and valid ILP before engaging them for any work.

(a) Any person or entity who knowingly engages or employs or deploys any person for any work in Arunachal Pradesh, in violation of the regulations or these guidelines shall be liable for a penalty upto ten thousand rupees for each such incident and in case of subsequent defaults, a penalty upto twenty thousand rupees per for each incident, which may be levied by the Deputy Commissioner after providing the defaulter an opportunity of being heard.

13. Externment of an ILP holder

13.1. Convicted persons –

(a) Any ILP holder who is convicted of any crime in Arunachal Pradesh may be extradited by the Deputy Commissioner under the Chin Hills Regulations 1896.

(b) Such person, shall not be eligible for obtaining ILP for a period of five years from the date of such conviction.

13.2. Person Charged of a crime

(a) Once criminal activities is established against an ILP holder and a chargesheet has been filed by the police, such person may be extradited by the Deputy Commissioner for such period not exceeding five years as he may deem fit.

(b) Such person shall not be eligible for work-ILP for the period of externment, however, he may be issued temporary ILP for appearance in the court and/ or obtaining legal assistance to defend himself.

13.3. Person indulging in anti-social activities

(a) If any ILP holder indulges in anti-social activities, or is charged of a heinous crime, and whose stay in the state in the opinion of the Deputy Commissioner is detrimental to the people of the state, the Deputy Commissioner may, after giving such person an opportunity of being heard, extern that individual or group of individuals under the Chin Hills Regulation, 1896, for a period not exceeding six months.

(b) He shall not be eligible for work-ILP for the period of externment, however, he may be issued temporary ILP for appearance in the court and/ or obtaining legal assistance to defend himself.

14. Coding of ILP:

The color coding for Temporary, Tourist, and Regular ILPs, with the assigned colour embedded as a watermark for easy identification at check gates shall be as per Schedule V.

15. Fees, Forms and conditions/restrictions under Section 4 of the BEFR, 1873:

15.1. Fee-

(a) The fee for the grant of ILP shall be as per Schedule III.

(b) The State Government may, by notification, add, delete or otherwise modify the said Schedule III to prescribe or revise the fees.

15.2. Forms –

(a) The forms prescribed in these guidelines shall be as appended, namely –

(b) The State Government may, by notification add, delete or otherwise modify the said forms or to prescribe/ modify the documentation required for processing or granting ILP applications.

15.3. Conditions/restrictions for the ILP Holder to enter / exit or stay in Arunachal Pradesh – (a) The ILP Holder shall abide by the following conditions / restrictions -

(i) He / She shall, at the time of entry,register the entry at the check gate. In case, due to some reason, the registration of entry could not be done, he / she shall do so by presenting himself at the office of the Circle Officer / police station at the earliest.

(ii) Similarly, at the time of exit, he / she shall register the exit at the check-gate. In case due to some reason, the registration of entry could not be done, he / she shall do so through on-line mechanism on the portal.

(iii) Temporary ILP holder shall not be entitled to undertake any work or profession in Arunachal Pradesh.

(iv) When ILP is granted for a limited jurisdiction or one district only, he/ she shall not move to any area outside the jurisdiction.

(v) He / she shall abide by the laws of Arunachal Pradesh, not indulge in any criminal or anti-social activities.

(vi) He/She shall be obliged to exit the state before the expiry of the validity of the ILP.

(vii) In the case of a Work ILP holder, if he changes his employer/sponsor, he shall surrender his earlier ILP and obtain a fresh ILP through the new sponsor.

(b) The State Government may, by notification, add, delete or otherwise modify the conditions and restrictions specified above.

15.4. Consequences of violating the conditions and restrictions

(a) In case any person violates the conditions and restrictions of an ILP, he shall be liable to pay a penalty of one thousand rupees.

(b) The Deputy Commissioner may, after giving the ILP holder an opportunity of being heard, bar the person from being granted an ILP for such period not exceeding two years, as he may deem fit.

(c) In case any ILP holder overstays in the state beyond the validity period, he shall be liable to pay a penalty of Rs 100 per day of his / her overstay. No fresh ILP shall be issued unless he/she has paid the fine for previous violation/overstay (if any)

16. eILP Records:

(1) All the eILP approving Authorities shall maintain a register of all the passes approved by them in the Register/Computer and submit a quarterly report to the Political Department.

(2) All eILP approving Authorities shall maintain a register of all the Fines and fees collected. Cash Receipt Memo/Cash Memo shall be issued to the persons from whom fines or fees, etc., are collected.

(3) Monthly Returns on eILP Fees and fines collected:

All eILP revenue/fees/fines shall be deposited through the eGras portal at https://egras.arunachal.gov.in/ through the eGras portal in a dedicated account operated by the Political Department, and copies of the eGras record shall be submitted to the Political Department on a monthly basis.

17. Enforcement and implementation:

17.1. Police Authorities

(a) District Superintendent of Police: The District Superintendent of Police shall supervise the functioning of check gates and ensure that no genuine visitors are harassed in the name of ILP checking.

(b) Surprise Checks/Special Checks: The Superintendent of Police shall ensure surprise/special ILP checks in collaboration with the Executive Magistrate(s) / Special Executive Magistrate(s) and police officer of the rank of Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) / Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) of the area in Gates, Bazaars, Sectors/Colonies, clandestine routes, river banks, worksites both private and government/PSU projects and Religious Institutions for ILP violators and take necessary legal action.

(c) Inner Line Check Gates:

(i) The Officer-in-Charge of the Inner Line Check Gate shall ensure that the Inner Line Permit (ILP) of every permit holder is scanned through the QR code using the designated mobile application and/or handheld QR code scanner developed for this purpose. Such scanning of the ILP shall be deemed to constitute the official registration of entry of the ILP holder.

(ii) No person or vehicle carrying persons should be delayed for more than a reasonable minimum time required for doing the normal checking of the Inner Line Passes. The men at the check gates should remain alert all times so that as soon as a person or a vehicle reaches the check point, the checking is conducted without any loss of time and the person/vehicle is allowed to cross the Inner Line after the checking as early as possible.

(iii) Although checking of vehicles does not fall within the purview of the Inner Line Regulation, it will be a good practice to keep a record of all the incoming and outgoing vehicles carrying non- indigenous persons to and from Arunachal Pradesh in the register or preferably in a computer to be kept at the check gates. These records may be of some help for detecting crimes and for maintaining statistics of vehicles plying on the road.

18. Residual Powers: Any matter which has not been specifically spelt out in these Guidelines, the decision of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh shall be final.

19. Miscellaneous

19.1. These Guidelines supersede all previous Guidelines, standing orders and notifications issued by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh in this behalf.

Notwithstanding such supersession, any action taken under the old order and notifications shall be construed to have been validly taken under the orders and notifications that existed at that point in time.

19.2. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Guidelines, the State Government reserves the right to amend these Guidelines from time to time as may be deemed necessary or expedient.

Kaling Tayeng, IAS

Principal Secretary (Political)

Government of Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar12 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, March 31, 2026 Arunachal Pradesh Inner Line Permit Guidelines, 2026

SCHEDULE – I

Security Amount for Registration of Sponsor

(1) Principal Secretary / Commissioner / Secretary (Political) may, in public interest, and for reasons recorded in writing, reduce the requirement of security to such extent as he may deem fit (the reduction not exceeding 50%), on a case-by-case basis.

(2) Principal Secretary / Commissioner / Secretary Political, with the approval of the Government, may, by general or special order, add, delete, modify or otherwise amend this schedule.

Arunachal Pradesh Inner Line Permit Guidelines, 2026

SCHEDULE – II

List of Acceptable Identity Documents: Any one of the following identity documents shall be uploaded for an individual Inner Line Permit (ILP), in addition to Aadhaar e-KYC:

1. Voter ID Card

2. Driving License

3. Passport

4. Permanent Account Number (PAN) Card13 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, March 31, 2026 Arunachal Pradesh Inner Line Permit Guidelines, 2026

SCHEDULE - III

The fee structure for ILP:

(1) Principal Secretary / Commissioner / Secretary Political, with the approval of the Government, may, by general or special order, add, delete, modify or otherwise amend this schedule.

SCHEDULE - IV

District Codes (Similar to RTO Code)

Group Application for Temporary ILP

Part - I

PART - II

Please fill following form for each of the person for whom ILP is requested

Individual Application for Temporary ILP

* Not applicable for 15 day temporary ILP for tourism purposes20 The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, March 31, 2026 Arunachal Pradesh Inner Line Permit Guidelines, 2026

FORM - C

Form For Registration of Sponsor / Employer

FORM - D

Individual Application for extension of ILP

Group Application for extension of ILP

Part – I

PART – II

Report of Entry of ILP Holders by a Sponsor

Part – I

Declaration Register

DECLARATION

(NOTE : The sponsor may maintain the Declaration record in a Register maintained by him)

Report by Sponsor of Termination of Employment / Student

Part – I

PART – II

FORM - I

Report by the Sponsor of the violation of the ILP condition by an ILP holder

Part – I

Application for Police Verification

Part - I

Police Verification Report

Part – I

Copy to

Applicant / Sponsor.

Form for Inner-Line Permit

Published and printed by Directorate of Printing and Stationery, Naharlagun.- 225/2026-DoP-250+Secy.(Political)-50 Books x 32 Pages-3-2026.