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Consider the following statements about Inner Line Permit (ILP).

Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel document issued by the Government of India to allow inward travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period.
Inner Line Permit (ILP) can be obtained by both Indian citizens and foreigners.
Currently, the Inner Line Permit is operational in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,Manipur, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh,Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

1&2 only

1&3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel document required by Indian citizens residing outside certain “protected” states while entering them. The ILP is issued by the Government of India and is obligatory for all those who reside outside the protected states. With the ILP, the government aims to regulate movement to certain areas located near the international border of India.

ILP’s origin dates back to the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations, 1873, which protected the British Crown’s interest in tea, oil and elephant trade.
It prohibited “British subjects” or Indians from entering into these protected areas.
After Independence, in 1950, the word “British subjects” was replaced by Citizens of India and the focus of the ban on free movement was explained as a bid to protect tribal cultures in north-eastern India.
All the foreigners are required to have the Protection Area Permit or PAP for entering into the state.