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Should be up by next week!
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Originally Posted by Mik
If i am not wrong, to get to Hanle this time, we will have to take the road from Upshi. With no permits for Chushul, going there from Pangong Tso will not be possible. |
Are you willing to stand up for your rights?
If so, then permits for Chushul is no issue.
ILP and security reasons in the same sentence do not compute.
For security reasons, the permit in question is PAP, or Protected Area Permit.
That applies to foreigners, not to Indian citizens.
As an Indian citizen, the Leh DC office cannot deny you Chushul.
Protected Area Permits
http://mha.nic.in/pdfs/ForeigD-FAQs-onPAPandRAP.pdf
So what is the ILP, or inner line Permit. Well Inner line permit is not for security reasons. This is what the Minister or Home Affairs said in Parliament.
A set of questions were asked in the Rajya Sabha
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Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the areas in the country which need special permission for entry by
Indians and foreigners;
(b) what are the rules and regulations made for the purpose;
(c) what are the reasons for prohibiting Indians to enter those areas;
and
(d) whether there is any proposal for providing relaxation in the matter
and if so, the details thereof?
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the answer was as follows, pay attention to "c"
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The main aim of ILP system is to prevent settlement of other
Indian nationals in the States where ILP regime is prevalent, in order to
protect the indigenous/tribal population.
Notification under Section 3(1) of Criminal Law Amendment Act,
1961 is issued in the interest of the safety or security of India or in the
public interest.
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Full discussion in the Rajya Sabha
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.393
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 27TH FEBRUARY, 2013/PHALGUNA 8, 1934 (SAKA)
AREAS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION FOR ENTRY BY INDIANS AND
FOREIGNERS
393. SHRI SABIR ALI:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the areas in the country which need special permission for entry by
Indians and foreigners;
(b) what are the rules and regulations made for the purpose;
(c) what are the reasons for prohibiting Indians to enter those areas;
and
(d) whether there is any proposal for providing relaxation in the matter
and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI R.P.N. Singh)
(a) & (b): Special Permission for entry by Foreigners
Under the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order, 1958, all areas falling
between the ‘Inner line’ and the “International Border of the State” have
been declared as Protected Area.
Currently, Protected Areas are
located in the following States:-
(i) Whole of Arunachal Pradesh
(ii) Parts of Himachal Pradesh
(iii) Parts of Jammu & Kashmir
(iv) Parts of Rajasthan
(v) Whole of Sikkim(partly in Protected Area and partly in Restricted
Area)
...2/
-2-
R.S.U.S.Q.NO. 393 FOR 27.2.2013
Further, under the Foreigners (Restricted Areas) Order, 1963, the
following areas have been declared as ‘Restricted Areas’:-
(i) Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Entire Union Territory
(ii) Sikkim - Part of the State
A foreigner is not normally allowed to visit a Protected/Restricted
Area unless it is established to the satisfaction of the Government, that
there are extraordinary reasons to justify such a visit. Every foreigner,
except a citizen of Bhutan, who desires to enter and stay in a Protected
or Restricted Area, is required to obtain a special permit from a
competent authority delegated with powers to issue such a special
permit to a foreigner. In cases where the powers have not been
delegated to any subordinate authority by the Government of India, the
application for special permit should be referred to the Ministry of Home
Affairs for prior approval.
Special Permission for entry by Indians
(i)
Inner Line Permit (ILP) regulates visit of Indians to States where
ILP regime is prevalent under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.
In terms of of Section 2 of the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations,
1873, the Inner Line Permit system is prevalent in the three North
Eastern States, namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Citizens of other States require ILP for visiting these three States.
(ii)
According to Section 3(1) of the Criminal Law Amendment Act,
1961, the Central Government may by notification in the Official
Gazette, declare any area adjoining the frontiers of India to be a notified
area and thereupon on and after such day as may be specified in, and
subject to any exemptions for which provision may be made in the said
notification, no person who was not immediately before the said day a
resident in the area declared to be a notified area by the notification,
shall enter or attempt to enter that area or be therein, except in
accordance with the terms of a permit in writing granted to him by a
person, not below the rank of a Magistrate of the First Class, specified
in the said notification
...3/-
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R.S.U.S.Q.NO. 393 FOR 27.2.2013
(c): The main aim of ILP system is to prevent settlement of other
Indian nationals in the States where ILP regime is prevalent, in order to
protect the indigenous/tribal population.
Notification under Section 3(1) of Criminal Law Amendment Act,
1961 is issued in the interest of the safety or security of India or in the
public interest.
(d): With a view to promote tourism, some protected/restricted areas,
notified by the Government of India from time to time, can be visited by
foreign tourists, either in groups, or as a couple in the case of a
husband and wife, or by individuals, after obtaining the necessary
permit from the competent authority. Powers have been delegated to
various authorities to issue the special permit, without the prior
approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs, to facilitate foreign tourists
subject to the following exceptions:
(i)
Special instructions applicable to foreign diplomats and members
of the United Nations and International Organisations holding
Diplomatic/Official Passport are issued by the Ministry of External
Affairs.
(ii)
Citizens of Afghanistan, China and Pakistan and foreign nationals
of Pakistani origin shall not be issued a special permit without the prior
approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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So when you go there, and are denied Chushul, go to the DC office, and ask for the MHA notification issued in Sept-October 2010 which directed the local authorities not to deny permits for any region.
Yes, the Ministry of Home Affairs actually sent a notification.
So stand up to your rights. And put up a fight. Its your right as the citizen of this country.