GoI asks Mizoram and Manipur to collect biometrics of illegal migrants

The Union Home Ministry has asked Manipur and Mizoram Governments to record biometrics of illegal migrants. Both the states share borders with the adjoining Myanmar. The Governments have started the campaign and many illegal migrants have been identified. The Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has asked to capture the biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants. Biometric information includes retina, iris, and fingerprints. The Ministry has asked the States to complete the exercise by September 30. India and Myanmar share a 1,643 km-long border and people on either side have familial ties. The Governments of Manipur and Mizoram have appointed Nodal Officers to feed the data in the centralised illegal foreigner’s portal maintained by the Bureau of Immigration and the Home Ministry.