What is in news : Ladakh Administration has removed the need of an Inner Line Permit (ILP) for all Indian nationals who seeks to visit protected areas of union territory.

What is Inner Line Permit :

• Document required by non- natives to visit or stay in states which are protected under ILP system.
• Duration of stay and areas allowed to be accessed for any non-native are decided by ILP. It is issued by concerned state government and can be availed by applying online or in person
• Extension of Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act 1873 under which Britishers framed regulations to restrict entry in certain designated areas. This was done to protect interest of the Crown in some states by preventing Indians (British Subjects) from trading within these regions
• States Covered : Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland