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Assam at the centre of fresh border row
Why is it in news?
- Assam is at the centre of a fresh inter-State border row in the north-eastern region.
- The Mizoram government has sought the revision of the boundary with Assam, based on the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873 and the Inner Line of the Lushai Hills Notification of 1993.
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- What is BEFR and Inner Line Permit?
(1) The Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations, 1873 prohibited “British subjects” or Indians from entering into these protected areas of north-eastern states.
(2) The BEFR allows Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland not to let non-resident Indians in without an inner-line permit for a temporary stay.
- Origin of Mizoram: Mizoram used to be the Lushai Hills district of Assam before being made a Union Territory in 1972 and a State in 1987.
- Disputed area: Mizoram shares a 123-km border with southern Assam and has been claiming a 509-square mile stretch “occupied” by the neighbouring State.
Source
The Hindu