The Government of Meghalaya has officially launched a district-level funding scheme to support the implementation of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016

The Meghalaya government has moved forward with the operationalization of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), instituting a new budgetary scheme to support its implementation.

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday said the government is setting up a district level committee to look into the drug issue and implementation of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016.

The state government is awaiting the response from Centre on its recent letter reiterating that the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security (Amendment) Bill, 2020 is ‘constitutionally valid’ and in no way restricting the free travel in the state.

The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Wednesday pushed back over 21 migrant workers from different construction sites at Mawlai, after they were found to be working without any valid documents.

The city police has detained 10 members of the Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) in connection with a suo moto case registered by the police.

A conglomeration of eight anti-influx groups have unanimously decided to ‘help’ the state government implement the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA), 2016 by conduct massive checking against illegal and undocumented migrants across Khasi, Jaintia and Garo regions of the state.

The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on Wednesday vowed to pursue with both Centre and State governments for immediate implementation of effective anti-influx mechanisms that include the inner line permit (ILP) and the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act (MRSSA).

In response to incidents of pressure groups checking undocumented migrant workers, UDP’s Nongpoh legislator, Mayralborn Syiem, has called for the urgent implementation of an Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya. Syiem emphasized that the ILP is essential for regulating the entry and exit of individuals and ensuring proper record-keeping.

Addressing the media after a cabinet meeting, Sangma first clarified there is “no work permit” in the state for migrant workers, but there is a “mandatory registration” of such workers with the Labour department.