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NDTV
a day ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Mizoram To Start Biometric Enrolment Drive For Displaced Foreign Nationals
Mizoram: The Mizoram government has announced that it will initiate the biometric enrolment process for displaced persons from Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals who are taking shelter in Mizoram. According to officials, the enrollment drive is set to begin this month, starting at Ramthar Camp and expanding to eight other camps. A training session on the 'Foreigners Identification Portal & Biometric Enrolment' for displaced persons from Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals was held on July 18 at the Police Computer Training Centre, SP Office, Lunglei District. The training was organised by the District Level Committee on Myanmar & Bangladesh Refugees (DLCMBR), aimed at equipping officials for the proper identification and enrolment of displaced persons. The session was chaired by Sub-Deputy Commissioner Lalnunchhani Hnamte. Additional SP of Lunglei district, K Beihmotaosa, briefed on steps taken so far, including the formation of 10 Biometric Enrolment Teams and equipment requisition from the Home Department. A total of 27 team members were trained by Master Trainers CZ Lalnilianpuia and C Lalremruata through practical and interactive sessions. According to the officials of the State Home Department, more than 30,000 displaced Myanmar nationals are presently staying in 11 districts of Mizoram. Apart from Myanmar nationals, more than 2,300 Bangladeshi nationals are staying in Mizoram. On July 14, Mizoram Chief Minister Pu Lalduhoma met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his official residence in New Delhi and discussed several key issues concerning the development of Mizoram. CM Office Mizoram X account posted pictures from the meeting and wrote, "Chief Minister Shri @Lal_Duhoma met Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi in New Delhi today and discussed key development issues of Mizoram." Chief Minister Shri @Lal_Duhoma met Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi in New Delhi today and discussed key development issues of Mizoram. — CM Office Mizoram (@CMOMizoram) July 14, 2025 According to the post on X, "The Chief Minister raised important matters including the Thenzawl Peace City Project, requested to declare the Aizawl-Thenzawl road as a National Highway, and the implementation progress of the Handholding Policy".
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Biometrics of displaced people of Myanmar, Bangladesh living in Mizoram to be recorded
The biometrics of displaced people from Myanmar and Bangladesh taking shelter in Mizoram will be recorded, officials said on Saturday (July 19, 2025). Training of officers is being held across the state for the exercise, which is expected to begin at the end of July, they said. Recording of biometric and demographic details will be conducted online, using the foreigners' identification portal, they said. However, offline mode may also be used as many of these displaced people live in rural areas where there is poor internet connectivity, they added. In a statement, the government said training on the 'Foreigners Identification Portal and Biometric Enrolment' for displaced persons from Myanmar and Bangladesh was held on Friday (July 18, 2025) in Lunglei. The session organised by the Lunglei District Level Committee on Myanmar & Bangladesh Refugees (DLCMBR) aimed to sensitise and equip officers for proper identification and enrollment of displaced people, it said. Formation of 10 biometric enrolment teams Lunglei's Additional SP K Beihmotaosa briefed the officers on steps taken so far, including the formation of 10 biometric enrolment teams and equipment requisition from the Home Department. The enrollment drive is set to begin this month, starting with Ramthar Camp and expanding to eight other camps in the district, it said. A total of 27 team members were trained by master trainers through practical and interactive sessions during the event, the statement said. Officials said that similar trainings are being held in other districts as well. According to the Home Department, more than 32,000 Myanmar nationals are presently staying in Mizoram's 11 districts. The number, however, keeps changing almost on a daily basis as some of them have a habit of going to their country and coming back to Mizoram, officials said. The Home Department also said that 2,371 Bangladeshi nationals from the Chittagong Hill Tracts are staying in the state. In addition, more than 7,000 Zo ethnic people from Manipur, displaced by ethnic violence, have taken shelter in the state. The Myanmar nationals, mostly from Chin state, fled to Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February 2021, while the asylum seekers from Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts came to the state after a military offensive against an ethnic insurgent group in 2022. The Chins in Myanmar, the Bawm tribe of Bangladesh and the Kuki-zo people from Manipur share close ethnic ties with the Mizos.
