Union Cabinet had granted Ex-post facto approval to amend the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations of 1873.

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its ex-post facto approval to the Adaptation of Laws (Amendment) Order, 2019 issued by the President of India under clause (2) of article 372 of the Constitution to amend the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations (BEFR), 1873.

The notification will extend BEFR to the State of Manipur to give its indigenous people protection from the provisions of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and make necessary changes in the said Regulation.

The Inner Line Permit (ILP), which is an offshoot of the BEFR, has been extended as well in Manipur.

Manipur is the fourth state of North East India where Inner Line Permit ( ILP) is being introduced. Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh are the other states where ILP which is an official travel document issued by the concerned state government to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period.

To travel in these states where ILP is prevalent, it is obligatory for Indian citizens from outside these states to obtain a permit for entering into the protected state.