MHA asks Manipur to finish collection of biometric details of illegal migrants by March 2024

Imphal, Sep 29: The Union Home Ministry (MHA) has asked the Manipur government to complete the process of capturing biographic and biometric details of illegal migrants, mostly Myanmar nationals, in the state by March next year, officials said here on Friday.

An official of Manipur Home Department said that the state government has already started the biometric process for the Myanmarese staying in Manipu though the state government has recently requested the MHA to extend the time by a year.

The MHA’s Director (Foreigners), Surender Kumar, in a letter to Manipur Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi said that the Ministry has considered the request of the Manipur government. “…. it has been decided to extend the time period till March 31, 2024.